Case Facts:
Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.42726 of 2011 (3) dt.29-03-2012 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Criminal Miscellaneous No.42726 of 2011 ====================================================== Jai Prakash Kedia, son of Rajkumar Kedia, resident of Henri Bazar, P.S.& Town- Motihari, District- East Champaran. .... .... Petitioner. Versus The State of Bihar .... .... Opposite Party. CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE GOPAL PRASAD ORAL ORDER 3 29-03-2012 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned counsel for the State. The petitioner is apprehending his arrest in connection with Bettiah P.S. Case No. 355 of 2009, registered under [STATUTE] . It is submitted that one of the co-accused Vinay Kumar @ Binay Kumar having similar allegation has been granted bail by this Court in Cr. Misc. No. 16497 of 2011 and the case of the petitioner is on similar footing. 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 sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the Chief Judicial Magistrate, Bettiah, District- West Champaran, in connection with Bettiah Town P.S.Case No. 355 of 2009, subject Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.42726 of 2011 (3) dt.29-03-2012 to condition as laid down under Section 438 (2) of Cr.P.C. with a further condition that petitioner shall cooperate with the police during investigation. 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.