Case Facts:
Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.38591 of 2011 (3) dt.30-03-2012 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Criminal Miscellaneous No.38591 of 2011 ====================================================== Mantu Singh, son of Harihar Singh, resident of Village- Ranni, P.S. Pawna, District- Bhojpur. .... .... Petitioner. Versus The State of Bihar .... .... Opposite Party. CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE GOPAL PRASAD ORAL ORDER 3 30-03-2012 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned counsel for the State. The petitioner is apprehending his arrest in connection with A.B.P. No. 699 of 2011, arising out of Udwantnagar P.S. Case No. 100 of 2011, registered under [STATUTE] and 47 of the Excise Act. It is alleged that 5000 pouches illicit country made liquor each containing 200 ml. has been recovered from the house of Bhutotan Mahto and Ram Raj Mahto. However, it is stated that said country made liquor belongs to this petitioner, Mantu Singh and said Mantu Singh running a liquor shop in the name of one Rekha Devi. Under the facts and circumstances of the case, I am not inclined to grant bail to this petitioner at this stage. However, if the petitioner prayed for regular bail, his prayer for bail shall be considered on its own merit without being prejudiced by the present order. 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.