IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Cr.Misc. No.36442 of 2011 Sanni Kumar @ Sani Kumar son of late Dasrath Prasad Gupta, Resident of village-Mathurapur (Shivnarayanpur), P.S.-Kahalgaon, District-Bhagalpur Versus The State Of Bihar ----------- 2. 4.11.2011. Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned counsel for the State. The petitioner seeks bail in connection with a case registered for the offence punishable under sections 420, 408 and 406/34 of the Indian Penal Code. The informant has alleged that the petitioner and co- accused Amit Kumar were employed in his petrol pump as cashier. They misappropriate Rs.3,88,000/- which he could notice after comparing the account and master meter of dispensing unit. On demand being made from them, they refused to make payment of the amount which they had misappropriated. It is submitted that the instant case has been instituted with oblique motive. The petitioner was never employed as a cashier in the petrol pump by the informant. He worked under co-accused Amit Kumar. It is also submitted the co-accused Amit Kumar has already been granted bail by order dated 22.11.2010 passed in Bail Application No.612L of 2010 by learned Additional District and Sessions Judge, Lakhisarai and the case of the petitioner stands on better footing to that of co-accused Amit Kumar. It is further submitted that the petitioner has got no criminal antecedent. Considering the nature of allegation and facts and 2 circumstances of the case, let the petitioner named above is ordered to be released on bail on furnishing bail bonds of Rs.5,000/- with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the learned Chief Judicial Magistrate, Lakhisarai in connection with Surajgarha P.S. Case No.80 of 2010. Md.S. (Ashwani Kumar Singh, J.)