Case Facts:
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Criminal Miscellaneous No.33152 of 2012 ====================================================== Dhiraj Kumar .... .... Petitioner/s Versus The State Of Bihar .... .... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE DINESH KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER 3 21-11-2012 Heard learned counsels for the petitioner and the State. The petitioner being Incharge Headmaster of Primary School, Dirama, Bodh Gaya, is apprehending arrest in a case registered for the offences punishable under [STATUTE] . Shortage of 250 Kgs of rice of mid-day meal was found when the prosecution was launched. It is submitted that proper verification was not made when for the shortage the petitioner only cannot be held responsible. The petitioner undertakes to deposit Rs.10000 before the learned court below which will be invested in some fixed deposit scheme which will be subject toe result of the case. Considering the aforesaid facts, on deposit of the aforesaid amount, let the above named petitioner be released on anticipatory bail in the event of arrest or surrender before the learned Court below within a period of twelve weeks from today Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.33152 of 2012 (3) dt.21-11-2012 2/2 on furnishing bail bond of Rs. 10,000/- (ten thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned CJM, Gaya in connection with Bodh Gaya (Cherki) P.S. Case No. 174 of 2012 subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 438(2) Cr.P.C. Anil/- (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.