Case Facts:
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Criminal Miscellaneous No.5516 of 2012 ====================================================== 1. Bishwa Mohan Bharti S/O Late Ghameli Rajak Resident Of Village- Parasagadhi, P.S.- Jadiya, District- Supaul. .... .... Petitioner/s Versus 1. The State Of Bihar .... .... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE DINESH KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER 02/ 28-02-2012 Heard learned counsels for the petitioner and the State. The petitioner being the Panchayat Mukhiya is languishing in custody since 14.10.2011 in a case registered for the offence punishable under [STATUTE] . It is alleged that it was decided by the committee that the solar lights of Tata BP worth Rs.25,395/- have to be installed but it appears 46 solar lights for Rs.44,000/- were installed and thereby Rs.21,12,000/- were spent whereas above the Rs. Five lakhs the approval of the Executive Engineer was required. It is submitted by learned counsel for the petitioner that the investigation is complete. Considering the aforesaid facts, let the above named Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.5516 of 2012 (2) dt.28-02-2012 2/2 petitioner, 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 learned Chief Judicial Magistrate, Supaul in connection with Jadiya P.S. Case No. 55 of 2011. DKS/ (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.