Case Facts:
Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.13670 of 2012 (2) dt.16-04-2012 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Criminal Miscellaneous No.13670 of 2012 ====================================================== Kumud Ranjan .... .... Petitioner/s Versus The State Of Bihar .... .... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE DINESH KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER 2 16-04-2012 Heard learned counsels for the petitioner and the State. The petitioner being Panchayat Rojgar Sevak is apprehending arrest in a case registered for the offences under [STATUTE] . It is alleged that the petitioner was working as Incharge Accountant, MANREGA when he failed to hand over the measurement book and muster roll register. It is submitted that the petitioner handed over both the registers to his controlling officer in 2010 and for the said accusation, services of the petitioner have been terminated. Considering the fact the petitioner has been departmentally proceeded with, 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 Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.13670 of 2012 (2) dt.16-04-2012 learned SDJM, Sikarahna in connection with Patahi P.S. Case No.117 of 2011 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.