Case Facts:
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Criminal Miscellaneous No.5626 of 2012 ====================================================== 1. Mannu Jha @ Sonu Jha S/O Sri Omnath Jha Resident Of Village- Bail, P.S.- Bairginiya, Dist.- Sitamarhi .... .... Petitioner/s Versus 1. The State Of Bihar .... .... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== With Criminal Miscellaneous No.8107 of 2012 ====================================================== 1. Ranjit Kumar Singh S/O Late Raghvendra Singh R/O Vill- Narha, P.S- Majorganj, Distt- Sitamarhi. 2. Sanjay Kumar Yadav @ Sanjay Rai S/O Devendra Prasad Yadav R/O Vill- Sonoul, P.S- Majorganj, Distt- Sitamarhi .... .... Petitioner/s Versus 1. The State Of Bihar .... .... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== With Criminal Miscellaneous No.8491 of 2012 ====================================================== 1. Kunti Devi, Wife of Sri Dev Narayan Mahto, R/o village – Bhaluhiya, P.S. Majorganj, District – Sitamarhi. 2. Paspat Sah, Son of Sri Ram Awtar Sah, Resident of village – Halimpura, P.S. Majorganj, District – Sitamarhi. 3. Ram Narayan Prasad Yadav, Son of late Parsn Rai @ Parsan Yadav, R/o village – Bahera, P.S. Majorganj, District – Sitamarhi. 4. Bharat Chaudhary, Son of Ramashish Chaudhary, R/o village – Laptaha, P.S. Parihar, District – Sitamarhi. .... .... Petitioner/s Versus 1. The State Of Bihar .... .... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== With Criminal Miscellaneous No.8498 of 2012 ====================================================== 1 Usha Devi, wife of Chandeshwar Prasad, Resident of village – Amhara, P.S. Parsauni, District – Sitamarhi, Ex-Mukhiya of Gram Panchayat Raj, Amhara, Block – Parsauni, District – Sitamarhi. .... .... Petitioner/s Versus The State Of Bihar Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.5626 of 2012 (2) dt.29-02-2012 2/4 .... .... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== With Criminal Miscellaneous No.8804 of 2012 ====================================================== 1. Ram Babu Sah S/O Late Raj Narain Sah R/O Village - Shiv Nagar, P.S. Bela, District - Sitamarhi, Ex - Mukhiya Of Gram Panchayat Raj, Baya, Block - Bela, District – Sitamarhi .... .... Petitioner/s Versus 1. The State Of Bihar .... .... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== With Criminal Miscellaneous No.7009 of 2012 ====================================================== 1. Dikhali Devi @ Birbati Devi W/O Anutha Ram R/O Vill-Korlahiya Hari Narayan, P.S.Runnisaidpur, Distt-Sitamarhi .... .... Petitioner/s Versus 1. The State Of Bihar .... .... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE DINESH KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER 02/ 29-02-2012 Heard learned counsels for the petitioners and the State. The petitioners being the Panchayat Mukhiyas are apprehending their arrest in a case registered for the offences punishable under [STATUTE] as well as Sections 63, 65, 68 of the Copy Right Act. It is alleged that during raid in Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.5626 of 2012 (2) dt.29-02-2012 3/4 connection with Arms case it came to the light that the FIR named accused persons used to supply duplicate solar lights to various Gram Panchayats without having VAT registration. The accusation is that the petitioners being Panchayat Mukhiyas used to direct for supply of solar lights from specific shop. It is submitted by learned counsels for the petitioners that purchase was made in pursuance to direction of the Deputy Development Commissioner whereby purchase was directed to be made from specific shop. It is further submitted that the several accused persons have been granted anticipatory bail, the computer report reflects as such. Considering the aforesaid facts, let the above named petitioners be released on anticipatory bail in the event of their arrest or surrender before the learned court below within a period of twelve weeks from today, on furnishing bail bond of Rs.10,000/- (Ten thousand) each with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.5626 of 2012 (2) dt.29-02-2012 4/4 Chief Judicial Magistrate, Sitamarhi in connection with Sitamarhi P.S. Case No. 595 of 2010, subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 438(2) of the Cr.P.C. DKS/ (Dinesh Kumar Singh, J.)

Applicable IPC Section: 406

Statute Text:
Section 406 of the Indian Penal Code. Criminal breach of trust. Whoever commits criminal breach of trust shall be punished with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to three years, or with fine, or with both.