Case Facts:
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Criminal Miscellaneous No.643 of 2012 Sanjeev Kumar Sinha, Son of late Ramesh Chandra Sinha, resident of village – Chorsua, Police Station – Griyak, District – Nalanda. Versus The State of Bihar ---------------------------------- 02/ 06.01.2012 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned counsel appearing on behalf of the State. The petitioner seeks bail in connection with a case registered under [STATUTE] . It is contended that after his arrest his wife deposited Rs.44,024/- in the office of the Circle Officer, Karai Parsurai (Nalanda). The Circle Officer has issued a receipt in this regard in the name of wife of the petitioner which has been brought on record as Annexure-3 to this petition. The allegation as per prosecution case is that though the petitioner deposited Rs.65,500/- collected by him in respect of land revenue for the year 2010-11 he did not deposit the rest amount. The investigation has already been completed and charge sheet has been submitted in this case. The petitioner happens to be a Govt. servant and is not likely to be abscond or tamper with the evidence. Considering the facts and circumstances of the case, the petitioner is directed to be released on bail on furnishing bail bonds of Rs.10,000/- (ten thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate, Hilsa (Nalanda) in connection with Karai Parsurai P.S. Case No. 64 of 2011. DKS/ (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.