IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI
A.B.A. No. 250 of 2011
1. Haripada Soren
2. Naren Singh
3. Bhabtaran Singh
4. Anil Singh
5. Sabdhan Baskey
6. Sanat Baskey
7. Dhanu Singh
8. Dharam Tudu .... Petitioners
Versus
The State of Jharkhand .... Opp. Party
CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE PRADEEP KUMAR
For the Petitioners : Mr. K. P. Deo, Advocates.
For the State : A.P.P.
04/23.06.2011
Heard learned counsel for the petitioners and learned counsel for
the State.
This is an application for grant of anticipatory bail to the petitioners
for the offence under Sections 419/420/406 of the Indian Penal Code.
It is submitted by learned counsel for the petitioners that as per the
F.I.R., the allegation against these petitioners are contradictory, on one hand
they say NAREGA work money was not paid and on the other hand they say that
the money was withdrawn by these eight mate from their passbook, but there is
no allegation that money was withdrawn by copying their signature or there was
any connivance with the postmaster. In that view of the matter, the allegation
itself is not clear, as such petitioners may be enlarged on anticipatory bail.
Learned APP opposed the prayer for bail and submits that there is
allegation against these petitioners that they withdrew the money from the
passbook of the petitioners.
In the facts and circumstances of the case and also since the
allegations against petitioners are not clear and it requires an investigation as to
how they withdrew the money, petitioners are directed to surrender before the
court below within two weeks from today and on their surrender, the petitioners
be released on bail on their furnishing bail bond of Rs.10,000/(ten thousand)
each with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the learned
Chief Judicial Magistrate, Jamshedpur, in connection with Patamda P. S. Case
No. 66 of 2009 corresponding to G. R. Case No. 2462 of 2009, subject to
condition as laid down under Section 438(2) of the Code of Criminal Procedure
and also subject to the condition that one of the bailors will be local resident
having property within the jurisdiction of the Court concerned. Petitioners shall
appear in the Court once every month on the date fixed, otherwise their bail
bond would be liable to be cancelled.
(Pradeep Kumar, J.)
Kamlesh/