Purendra Boipai v. the State of Jharkhand

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI A.B.A. No. 7105 of 2023

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Purendra Boipai … Petitioner

-versus-

The State of Jharkhand through ACB … Opposite Party

---CORAM : SRI ANANDA SEN, J.

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For the Petitioner : Mr. Arun Kumar, Advocate For the State : Mr. Vineet Kumar Vashistha, A.P.P.

9/ 01.12.2023 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned A.P.P. for the

State.

Petitioner apprehends his arrest in connection with Chakradharpur Police Station Case No.04 of 2017 corresponding to Vigilance Case No.18 of 2018 for allegedly committing offence under Sections 468, 471, 120 of the Indian Penal Code and Section 13(1)(D) of the Prevention of Corruption Act and Section 25 of the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act, pending in the Court of the Sub Divisional Judicial Magistrate, Porahat. Petitioner is a Panchayat Sewak. Allegation is that he has signed bills amount to Rs.1,96,000/-, but it was found that in fact materials amount to Rs.98,000/- approximately was not at all supplied. Thus, there is defalcation. Since the petitioner had signed the bills showing supply of materials amounting to Rs.1,96,000/- and in fact the entire materials were not supplied and on that basis entire amount has been released in favour of the contractor though materials worth Rs.98,000/- was not supplied, I am not inclined to grant privilege of anticipatory bail to the petitioner. Accordingly, prayer for anticipatory bail of the petitioner in connection with Chakradharpur Police Station Case No.04 of 2017 corresponding to Vigilance Case No.18 of 2018, pending in the Court of the Sub Divisional Judicial Magistrate, Porahat, is hereby rejected.