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Sunil Kumar Singh v. State Of Bihar and Anr.

Patna HC30 Jan 2019CR. MISC./65268/2018

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This order grants anticipatory bail to the petitioner, a Block Supply Officer, in a prosecution for cheating, criminal breach of trust, and forgery related to the alleged misappropriation of public paddy supplied to a rice miller.

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Order of bail released on bond of Rs. 10,000/- with two sureties of like amount each to the learned Judicial Magistrate, Patna City.

Sunil Kumar Singh Vs State Of Bihar and Anr. — Cheating and Forgery | Patna HC (2019)

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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Criminal Miscellaneous No.65268 of 2018

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Arising Out of PS. Case No.-312 Year-2013 Thana- FATUA District- Patna

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Sunil Kumar Singh, Son of Late Sadanand Singh Resident of VillageKhopaiti,P.S. Madhepura,Distt.-Madhepura

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... ... Petitioner

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Versus

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State Of Bihar and Anr

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The Managing Director, Food and Civil Supply B.S.F.C.,Daroga Rai Path, Patna ... ... Opposite Party ====================================================== Appearance : For the Petitioner/s : Mr. P.K. Shahi, Sr. Advocate, Mr. Sumeet Kumar Singh, Advocate Mr. Satyarth Pd. Singh, Advocate For the State : Mr. Sanjay Kumar Tiwary, APP For the BSFC : Mr. Shailendra Kumar Singh, Advocate ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE RAJENDRA KUMAR MISHRA

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ORAL ORDER

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4 30-01-2019

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Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and the learned A.P.P. for the State.

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The petitioner apprehends his arrest in connection with Fatuha P.S. Case no. 312 of 2013, registered under Sections 406, 420, 409, 467, 468, 471 and 120(B) of the Indian Penal Code.

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The accusation is that 29000 quintal paddy was received by Arun Kumar, proprietor of Siddhi Vinayak Rice Mill for milling of the paddy to supply C.M.R. to depot of Food Corporation of India, but he did not supply the said rice. Later on, it was detected that the mill was not in a position to

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Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.65268 of 2018(4) dt.30-01-2019 2/3

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keep 29000 quintal of paddy as such Arun Kumar, proprietor of Siddhi Vinayak Rice Mill misappropriated the paddy worth of Rs. 42367016/-.

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Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that, admittedly, the petitioner was posted as Block Supply Officer, Fatuha at the time of alleged occurrence and he only made recommendation for supply of 29000 quintal of paddy to Arun Kumar, proprietor of Siddhi Vinayak Rice Mill, which name was also detailed in the list of rice miller approved by District Magistrate, Patna, except that petitioner has no role in connection with misappropriation of supplied paddy to mill of Arun Kumar. He further submits that Hari Shankar Prasad, District Manager, BSFC, Patna Rural, who executed the agreement with the miller, has already been allowed privilege of pre-arrest bail on 14.05.2018 vide Criminal Miscellaneous No. 61307 of 2017 by a co-ordinate Bench of this Court.

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Having regard to the facts and circumstances of the case, let the above named petitioner, be released on bail, in the event of his arrest or surrender before the learned Court below within a period of four weeks from today, on furnishing bail bond of Rs. 10,000/- (Ten thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the learned Addl. Chief

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Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.65268 of 2018(4) dt.30-01-2019 3/3

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Judicial Magistrate, Patna City, Patna in connection with Fatuha P.S. Case No. 312 of 2013, subject to the condition as laid down under Section 438 (2) of the Cr.P.C.

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(Rajendra Kumar Mishra, J)

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Sunil Kumar Singh v. State Of Bihar and Anr.

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