Case Facts:
Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.1862 of 2012 (2) dt.02-02-2012 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Criminal Miscellaneous No.1862 of 2012 ====================================================== Sunil Kumar Chaudhary .... .... Petitioner. Versus The State Of Bihar .... .... Opposite Party. ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE DINESH KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER (Per: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE DINESH KUMAR SINGH) 2 02-02-2012 Heard learned counsels for the petitioner and the State. The petitioner being the Head clerk in Nagar Parishad, Madhepura, is languishing in custody since 18.11.2011 in a case registered for the offence punishable under [STATUTE] . It is alleged that at the relevant time petitioner being agent misappropriated Rs. 42500/- in the earth filling and other works. Considering the alleged period of misappropriation and period under custody, let the petitioner above named 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 the learned C.J.M. Madhepura, in connection with Madhepura P.S. Case No. 08 of 2011. U.K./- (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.