This Court granted bail to the petitioner, accused in an economic offence case under various IPC sections, directing him to furnish a bail bond and sureties to the Sessions Judge, Patna.
Petitioner released on bail on bond of Rs. 10,000 with two sureties of the like amount to the satisfaction of the S.D.J.M. Patna.
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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Criminal Miscellaneous No.19443 of 2016
Arising Out of PS.Case No. -23 Year- 2012 Thana -ECONOMIC OFFENCES, BIHAR DistrictPATNA ====================================================== Amarnath Sah, S/o Bishwanath Sah, Resident of Village- Lakara, Kol, PS Pirpainti, District Bhagalpur. .... .... Petitioner Versus 1. The State of Bihar. 2. Economic offence unit, Patna Bihar. .... .... Opposite Parties ====================================================== Appearance : For the Petitioner/s : Mr. Praveen Kumar For the Opposite Party/s : Mr. V.N.P.Sinha(Eou) ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE RAJENDRA KUMAR MISHRA ORAL ORDER
2 09-05-2016 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and the learned A.P.P. for the State.
The petitioner is accused in connection with Economic Offence P.S. Case No. 23 of 2012, registered under Sections 420, 468, 472, 120(B)/34 of the Indian Penal Code.
The accusation is that O.M.R. answer sheet and certificate of several candidates including the petitioner were found in rented premises of co-accused Ranjeet Rajak in respect to examination for selection for the post of junior engineer.
Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that petitioner has not apprehended on the spot rather it is alleged that certificate and OMR in respect to examination for selection for the post of junior engineer has been recovered from others.
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Further submission is that similarly situated co-accused Sanjeev Kumar has already been granted privilege of bail a co-ordinate Bench of this Court on 26.04.2016 passed in Criminal Miscellaneous No. 16593 of 2016. Further submission is that petitioner has no criminal antecedent is in custody since 28.03.2016.
Having regard to the facts and the circumstances of the case, the petitioner, above named, is directed to be released on bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs.10,000/-(Rupees Ten Thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the S.D.J.M. Patna in connection with Economic Offence P.S. Case No. 23 of 2012.
(Rajendra Kumar Mishra, J)
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1 issue framed by the court
Whether bail can be granted to the petitioner in the present economic offence case.
Amar Nath Sah
The State of Bihar
Economic offence unit, Patna Bihar
Rajendra Kumar Mishra
As recorded by the court registry
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