Case Facts:
Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.13342 of 2012 (2) dt.13-04-2012 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Criminal Miscellaneous No.13342 of 2012 ====================================================== Brajesh Kumar .... .... Petitioner/s Versus The State Of Bihar .... .... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE DINESH KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER 2 13-04-2012 Heard learned counsels for the petitioner and the State. The petitioner is apprehending arrest in a case registered for the offences under [STATUTE] . It is alleged against the petitioner that he being Panchayat Sevak, along with others, misappropriated government money to the tune of Rs.1,89,792 with regard to installation of Solar lights. It is submitted that purchases were made in 2009-10 when the letter of the Secretary of Panchayat Raj dated 22.7.2010 was with regard to the purchase from Beltron or the authorized agency and there is no complaint from the villagers with regard to the quality of lights. It is further submitted that the accounting has been made as per the present rate whereas the rates of electronic goods are decreasing with the passage of time and the thrust of accusation is against Mukhia and Panchayat Secretary. Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.13342 of 2012 (2) dt.13-04-2012 Considering the aforesaid facts, let the above named petitioner be released on anticipatory bail in the event of arrest or surrender before the learned Court below within a period of 12 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 Chief Judicial Magistrate, Sheikhpura in connection with Ariari P.S. Case No. 7 of 2012 subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 438(2) Cr.P.C. Anil/- (Dinesh Kumar Singh, J)

Applicable IPC Section: 409

Statute Text:
Section 409 of the Indian Penal Code. Criminal breach of trust by public servant or by banker, merchant or agent, etc. Whoever, being in any manner entrusted with property, or with any dominion over property in his capacity of a public servant or in the way of his business as a banker, merchant, factor, broker, attorney or agent, commits criminal breach of trust in respect of that property, shall be punished with imprisonment for life, or with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to ten years, and shall also be liable to fine.