Case Facts:
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Criminal Miscellaneous No. 3123 of 2012 Md. Kaisar Ali @ Kaushar Ali, Urdu Teacher, Up-graded School, Katar, Son of Shaukat Ali, resident of village – Katar, Police Station – Piro (Hasan Bazar), District - Bhojpur. .............. Petitioner. Versus The State of Bihar .............. Opp. Party. ---------------------------------- 02/ 23.01.2012 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned counsel for the State. This is a petition for grant of regular bail for the offence under [STATUTE] . It is alleged that 14 bags of Government rice was recovered from one co-accused Md. Alamgir and in his confessional statement it is said that he has purchased the said rice from Md. Kaisar Ali @ Kaushar Ali, who is a Urdu Teacher, in Up-graded School, Katar. The petitioner is in jail since 16.11.2011. However, there is no mention that from where Md. Kaishar Ali @ Kaushar Ali has brought this rice. Hence, having regard to the facts and circumstances of the case, the above named petitioner is directed to 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 Chief Judicial Magistrate, Bhojpur at Ara in connection with Piro (Hasan Bazar) P. S. Case No. 160 of 2011, subject to the condition that the petitioner shall appear in this case on each and every date. Kundan (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.