Case Facts:
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Criminal Miscellaneous No.31354 of 2011 ====================================================== Umesh Prasad Singh, son of late Mahabir Prasad Singh .... .... Petitioner/s Versus The State Of Bihar .... .... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE AKHILESH CHANDRA ORAL ORDER 3 22-02-2012 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned Additional Public Prosecutor for the State. The petitioner, apprehends his arrest in connection with Saharsa Sadar P.S. Case No. 259/2010 for the offences under [STATUTE] , is one of the named accused in this case instituted on the basis of complaint case no. 1795c/2009 with allegation of being one of the employee got the money deposited from depositors but maturity value in full could not be paid though part payment is done. Submission is that being employee he has nothing to do with the affairs of this non-banking committee and complainant informant is also one of the employee. Investigation is going on and is at its initial stage. Considering the facts and circumstances of the case, in the event of his arrest or surrender within a period of four weeks, till conclusion of investigation/submission of charge-sheet, let the Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.31354 of 2011 (3) dt.22-02-2012 2 / 2 2 above-named petitioner be enlarged on bail on furnishing bail bond of sum of Rs. 10,000/- (ten thousand only) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of Chief Judicial Magistrate, Saharsa, in connection with Saharsa Sadar P.S. Case No. 259/2010, subject to condition under section 438(2) of the Code of Criminal Procedure, and additional condition to attend the court regularly till conclusion of investigation/submission of charge-sheet, in the event of failure on two consecutive dates, without any reasonable explanation, the privilege granted shall be deemed to be cancelled. Rajeev/- (Akhilesh Chandra, 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.