Prem Lal Das v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.1840 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-601 Year-2023 Thana- KATIHAR NAGAR District- Katihar ====================================================== Prem Lal Das Son of Chandranand Das Resident of Milki Lalganj, P.S.- Maranga, Distt.- Purnia, At present resident of Durgapur, Dr. Nilima Roy Gali, P.S.- Nagar, Distt.- Katihar ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

The State of Bihar ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr. Sanjeev Kumar Singh, Adv.

For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr. Abhay Kumar Roy, APP For the Informant : Mr. Satish Chandra Mishra, Adv. Md. Nurul Hoda, Adv.

====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SATYAVRAT VERMA ORAL ORDER 05-02-2025

1. Heard learned counsel for the petitioner, learned A.P.P. for the State and the learned counsel appearing on behalf of the O.P. No.2.

2. The petitioner apprehends his arrest in a case registered for the offence punishable under Sections 406, 420, 467, 468, 379 of the Indian Penal Code.

3. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that petitioner is a person with clean antecedent and was working with Dr. Punam Kumari, who is owner Central Diagnostic Laboratory, Vinodpur, Katihar, it is further submitted that informant alleges that petitioner being her employee had siphoned off an amount of Rs.61,02,570/-.

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.1840 of 2025(2) dt.05-02-2025 2/3

4. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that F.I.R. came to be instituted on 11.08.2023, when in the F.I.R., it is alleged that petitioner siphoned off the said amount in between 01.06.2023 to 20.07.2023. It is next submitted that police after investigation has submitted charge sheet as such police never felt the need of arresting the petitioner. It is also submitted that since charge sheet has been submitted no useful purpose would be served by sending the petitioner to jail.

5. Learned A.P.P. for the State along with learned counsel appearing on behalf of the O.P. No.2 opposes the prayer for anticipatory bail of the petitioner but then are not in a position to rebut the submission of the learned counsel appearing on behalf of the informant that charge sheet in the case has already been submitted.

6. Considering the submissions made by the learned counsel for the petitioner, the petitioner above-named, in the event of his arrest or surrender before the learned Court below within a period of six weeks from today, be released on anticipatory bail on furnishing bail bonds of Rs.10,000/- (Rupees Ten Thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the learned trial court where the case is pending/successor court in connection with Katihar Town P.S.

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.1840 of 2025(2) dt.05-02-2025 3/3 Case No.601/2023, subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 438 (2) of the Cr.P.C.

(Satyavrat Verma, J) amit/- U T