Case Facts:
Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.21665 of 2011 (5) dt.11-04-2012 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Criminal Miscellaneous No.21665 of 2011 ====================================================== Ranjeet Kumar Prabhakar @ Sanjeet Kumar Prabhakar, son of Sri Shiv Nandan Prasad, Junior Engineer, Hilsa Block, P.S. Hilsa, District- Nalanda at present address Ranjeet Kumar Prabhakar @ Sanjeet Kumar Prabhakar, R/0 Nilami Gali, Mohalla- Salempur, P.S. Bar, District- Patna. .... .... Petitioner. Versus The State of Bihar .... .... Opposite Party. CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE GOPAL PRASAD ORAL ORDER 5 11-04-2012 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned counsel for the State. The petitioner is apprehending his arrest in connection with Hilsa P.S. Case No. 393 of 2010 registered under [STATUTE] . Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that petitioner is Junior Engineer and Mukhiya is co-accused having similarly situated case has been granted bail. Learned counsel for the State could not opine that what act of commission and omission has been committed by the petitioner and what his specific role attributed for measurement of land. Under the facts and circumstances of the case, the above named petitioner in the event of his arrest/surrender within a period of four weeks from today, shall be released on bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs. 10,000/- (Ten thousand) with two Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.21665 of 2011 (5) dt.11-04-2012 sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the A.C.J.M., Hilsa (Nalanda) in connection with Hilsa P.S. Case No. 393 of 2010, subject to condition as laid down under Section 438 (2) of Cr.P.C. with a further condition that if the charge sheet is to be submitted against the petitioner and any further incriminating material found against the petitioner then petitioner shall surrender and pray for regular bail. However if charge sheet has already been submitted then petitioner shall appear on each and every date fixed in this case and shall cooperate with trial and any absence shall be subject to satisfaction of the court below on reasonable ground. m.p. (Gopal Prasad, 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.