Rajesh KumarversusThe State of Bihar

                      IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
                              CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.38567 of 2026
                     Arising Out of PS. Case No.-363 Year-2024 Thana- BATHNAHA District- Sitamarhi
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                 Rajesh Kumar son of Ram Snehi Singh Resident of Village- Harpur Bhalha
                 P.S -Bathnaha Dist -Sitamarhi
                                                                       ... ... Petitioner/s
                                                Versus
           1.     The State of Bihar bihar
           2.     The Co-operative Extension Officer, Bathnaha Dist- Sitamarhi bihar
                                                                       ... ... Opposite Party/s
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                 Appearance :
                 For the Petitioner/s     :        Mr.Sanjay Kumar
                 For the Opposite Party/s :        Mr.Binod Kumar
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                 CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SANDEEP KUMAR
                                       ORAL ORDER

2   17-06-2026                     Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and

                   learned APP for the State.

                                   2.         The petitioner apprehends his arrest in

                   connection with Bathnaha P.S. Case No. 363 of 2024 registered

                   for the offence under Sections 316(2), 318(1), 303(2), 61(2),

                   3(5) of the BNS.

                                   3. As per the prosecution case, the petitioner, who

                   is a PACS chairman, is alleged to have defalcated approx Rs. 20

                   lakhs.

                                   4. It has been submitted by the learned counsel for

                   the petitioner that the petitioner is innocent and he has falsely

                   been implicated in this case. He further submits, on instruction

                   from the petitioner, that the petitioner is ready to deposit the

                   total alleged defalcated amount in equal monthly installments.

                                   5. Considering the submission of the learned

                   counsel for the petitioner, let the petitioner, above named, in the

                   event of his arrest or surrender before the concerned Court
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                    below within four weeks from today, be released on

                    provisional bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs. 10,000/- (Ten

                    Thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the

                    satisfaction of the learned concerned Court below in connection

                    with Bathnaha P.S. Case No. 363 of 2024, subject to the

                    conditions laid down in Section 438(2) of the Code of Criminal

                    Procedure, 1973 / Section 482 of the BNSS.

                                    6. The petitioner is directed to deposit Rs. 20 lakhs

                    in the Court below in equal months installments of Rs. 1 lakh

                    which shall be released by the Court below in favour of the

                    concerned department. It is made clear that the bail bonds of the

                    petitioner shall be accepted on payment of the first installment

                    and thereafter the petitioner will continue to deposit the rest

                    installments before the 20th day of the month. Any default in

                    depositing the installment will result in cancellation of bail

                    bonds of the petitioner. It is also made clear that if the petitioner

                    deposits the entire alleged defalcated amount then the

                    provisional bail granted to the petitioner shall be confirmed by

                    the Court below itself.


                                                             (Sandeep Kumar, J)
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