Case Facts:
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Criminal Miscellaneous No.1501 of 2012 Jitendra Kumar @ Jitendra Kumar Singh, Son of Hansraj Singh, resident of village-Samas Bujurg, P.S.-Barbigha, District- Sheikhpura, at present working as Panchayat Secretary, Pank Gram Panchayat under Barbigha Block of Sheikhpura district. Versus The State of Bihar ----------------------- 2 11.01.2012 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned counsel appearing on behalf of the State. The petitioner apprehends his arrest in connection with a case instituted under [STATUTE] . It is submitted that immediately after the coupons in question were stolen/looted, he brought it to the notice of the informant. The alleged coupons have neither been misused nor any irregularity has been committed by the petitioner in distribution of coupons. Be that as it may, considering the nature of allegation, let the petitioner above named in the event of his arrest or surrender before the Court below within a period of four weeks from the date of receipt/communication of this order, be released on bail on furnishing bail bonds of Rs. 5,000/- (Five thousand only) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the learned Chief Judicial Magistrate, Sheikhpura in connection with Jairampur P.S. Case No. 5 of 2011 subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 438(2) Cr. P.C. Sanjeet/ (Ashwani 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.