Case Facts:
Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.7670 of 2012 (2) dt.13-03-2012 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Criminal Miscellaneous No.7670 of 2012 ====================================================== Umesh Prasad @ Umesh Kumar .... .... Petitioner/s Versus The State Of Bihar .... .... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE DINESH KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER 2 13-03-2012 Petitioner is languishing in custody since 10.01.2012 in a case registered for the offences punishable under [STATUTE] . The F.I.R. was lodged on the direction of the District Magistrate, specifically directed against PDS dealers who failed to deposit the amount with regard to the grains lifted under Sampurna Rojgar Yojana. It is submitted by learned counsel for the petitioner that petitioner is not the PDS dealer but he is the Chairman of the PACS and by virtue of his position he called the meeting of the dealers. Considering the nature of accusation and the period under custody, let the petitioner namely Umesh Prasad @ Umesh Kumar, 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 Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.7670 of 2012 (2) dt.13-03-2012 learned Chief Judicial Magistrate, Nawada in connection with Sirdalla P.S. Case No. 22 of 2011. Shageer/- (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.