Case Facts:
Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.44428 of 2011 (3) dt.26-03-2012 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Criminal Miscellaneous No.44428 of 2011 ====================================================== Rameshwar Prasad, S/o Late Lal Mangal Prasad, resident of Village- Netar, P.S. Daniyama, District- Patna at present resident of Village- Ashok Nagar, Road No. 14, Near Baipass, P.S. Kankarbagh, District- Patna. .... .... Petitioner. Versus The State of Bihar .... .... Opposite Party. CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE GOPAL PRASAD ORAL ORDER 3 26-03-2012 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned counsel for the State. The petitioner has been arrested in connection with Bakhtiyarpur P.S. Case No. 244 of 2010 registered under [STATUTE] . There is allegation of defalcation of money of Indira Awas Yogana against the petitioner. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that one of the co- accused namely, Akshay Kumar, Panchayat Secretary, having similar allegation has been granted bail by this Court in Cr. Misc. no. 5953 of 2011 and the case of the petitioner is on similar footing. The petitioner is in jail custody since 13. 09. 2011. Under the above facts and circumstances of the case the above named petitioner is directed to be released on bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs. 10,000/- (Ten thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate, Barh, in connection with Bakhtiyarpur P.S. Case No. 244 of 2010. m.p. (Gopal Prasad, J)

Applicable IPC Section: 406

Statute Text:
Section 406 of the Indian Penal Code. Criminal breach of trust. Whoever commits criminal breach of trust shall be punished with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to three years, or with fine, or with both.