Ravis Kumar Raju @ Ravish Kumar @ Ravish Kumar Raju @ Raju Chourasiya v. The State Of Bihar
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.4331 of 2026 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-60 Year-2024 Thana- KORHA District- Katihar ====================================================== 1.
Ravis Kumar Raju @ Ravish Kumar @ Ravish Kumar Raju @ Raju Chourasiya S/o- Upendra Sharma @ Upendra Kumar Sharma Resident of Village- Musapur PS- Korha District- Katihar 2.
Pramod Kumar Sharma S/o- Bindeshwari Prasad Sharma Resident of Village- Musapur PS- Korha District- Katihar ... ... Petitioner/s
Versus
The State of Bihar ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :
For the Petitioners :
Mr. Anshuman Jaipuriyar, Advocate Ms. Anukriti Jaipuriyar, Advocate Mr. Rajni Kant Kumar, Advocate For the State :
Mr. Parmeshwar Mehta, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE PRABHAT KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER 17-03-2026 Heard learned counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioners and learned APP appearing on behalf of the State.
2. The petitioners apprehend their arrest in a case registered for the offence punishable under Sections 409, 420, 406 and 34 of the Indian Penal Code.
3. As per prosecution case, it is alleged that these petitioners, in connivance with other accused persons, defalcated 224.260 MT of paddy amounting to Rs. 46,30,969/-.
4. It is submitted by learned counsel appearing on
2/4 behalf of the petitioners that petitioners are quite innocent and have committed no offence. Petitioner No. 1 is PACS Chairman and Petitioner No. 2 is PACS Manager. It is further submitted that the maximum price of the paddy allegedly misappropriated by these petitioners amounts to Rs. 46,30,969/- and out of the said amount, in compliance of order of the learned trial court dated 31.07.2024 passed in A.B.P. No. 543 of 2024, petitioners have already deposited Rs. 20,32,742.25/- and at this stage, without admitting their guilt, petitioners are ready to deposit the rest of the alleged defalcated amount, amounting to Rs. 25,98,226.25/-, in easy installments. Petitioner claims clean antecedents.
5. On the other hand, learned A.P.P. appearing on behalf of the State has vehemently opposed the prayer for grant of anticipatory bail to the petitioners.
6. Considering the facts and circumstances of the case, general and omnibus nature of accusation, clean antecedents and aforesaid undertaking of the petitioners, provisional bail for a period of two years is granted to the petitioners from the date of furnishing bail bond.
7. Accordingly, in the event of arrest/surrender within a period of eight weeks from today, let the above named
3/4 petitioners be enlarged on provisional bail for a period of two years on furnishing bail-bond of Rs. 10,000/- (ten thousand) each with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned A.D.J. III, Katihar in connection with Korha P.S. Case No. 60 of 2024, subject to condition as laid down under Section 482(2) of the B.N.S.S., along with the following terms and conditions:
"A. At the time of furnishing bail-bond Rs.
5,00,000/- (Rupees five lakh) shall be deposited through cash/demand draft in the District Co-operative Bank, Katihar.
B. Rest amount i.e. Rs. 20,98,226.75/- (Rupees twenty lakhs ninety eight thousand two hundred twenty six rupees and seventy five paise) shall be deposited in the District Cooperative Bank, Katihar in 6 equal installments within a period of two years from the date of furnishing bail-bond.
C. The aforesaid payment shall be subject to the final outcome of the case.
D. If petitioners fail to comply the aforesaid direction of this Court, the learned Trial Court is free to cancel the bail-bond of the petitioners.
E. The learned trial court shall confirm the provisional bail after being satisfied that the petitioners have paid the entire amount, as mentioned here-in-above."
8. It is made clear that without going into the merit of the case, the aforesaid order has been passed only for the
4/4 purpose of grant of bail.
shashank/- (Prabhat Kumar Singh, J) U T