Case Facts:
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Criminal Miscellaneous No.13201 of 2012 ====================================================== Chandra Shekhar Jha, Ex-Headmaster, Rajkiya Madhya Vidyalaya, Sauriya S/O Late Tarkeshwar Jah Resident Of Mohalla- Barmasiya, P.S.- Katihar Sahayak, District- Katihar. .... .... Petitioner. Versus The State Of Bihar .... .... Opposite Party. ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE DINESH KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER 6 11-10-2012 Heard learned counsels for the petitioner and the State. The petitioner being the ex-headmaster of the school is apprehending his arrest in a case registered for the offences punishable under [STATUTE] . It is alleged that Rs. 17,19,900/- was given for construction of school when work for Rs. 11,65,950/-was done when no account was given with regard to Rs. 5,53,950/-. It is submitted by learned counsel for the petitioner that when the petitioner handed over the charge, Rs. 2,89,796/- was in the account of the school and the impugned order of the learned Sessions Judge reflects that the case was registered on 11.01.2012 and after 21.02.2012 there is no Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.13201 of 2012 (6) dt.11-10-2012 2 / 2 2 substantial progress in investigation reflecting concrete materials against the petitioner. The report of the S.P., Katihar at Flag-A confirms the said fact. Considering the aforesaid facts, let the petitioner, above named, be released on bail till conclusion of investigation in the event of arrest or surrender before the learned court below within a period of twelve weeks from today in connection with Dandkhora P.S. Case No. 11 of 2012 on furnishing bail bond of Rs.10,000/-(Ten Thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the learned C.J.M. Katihar, subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 438(2) of the Code of Criminal Procedure. U.K./- (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.