IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Cr.Misc. No.35759 of 2008 DEEPAK KUMAR LAL @ DEEPANSHU & ANR Versus STATE OF BIHAR ----------- 2 19.09.2008 Heard learned counsel for the petitioners and the State. Petitioners are accused in a case registered for the offences under Sections 489B, 489C of the Indian Penal Code. It has been submitted on behalf of the petitioners that on perusal of the first information report it would appear that the only allegation against them is to the effect that the Bank locker in question stands in their name and from that locker in course of investigation by the vigilance in connection with Vigilance Case No. 002 of 2008 of Special Vigilance Unit, P.S. Patna, currency note of more than rupees one crore and sixty two lakhs were recovered and out of that sixteen number of notes amounting to Rs.8,000/- was returned back by the Bank which were said to be forged/fake notes. It is further submitted that there is no allegation on the part of these petitioners that they were circulating those alleged fake notes, and as such, the alleged non-bailable offence under section 489C of the Indian Penal Code could be made out against these petitioners. - 2 - Learned Addl. P.P. appearing for the State submits that the notes in question were recovered from the locker of the petitioners. Having considered the submissions, as noticed above, and in the facts and circumstances of the case, it is directed that in the event of arrest or surrender within a period of four weeks from today, the petitioners, namely, Deepak Kumar @ Deepanshu & Smt. Sarita Kumari @ Kumari Annu be released on bail on furnishing bail bonds of Rs. 10,000/- (ten thousand) each with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the Chief Judicial Magistrate, Muzaffarpur, in connection with (Muzaffarpur) Town P.S.Case No. 202 of 2008 subject to the conditions as laid down under section 438(2) of the Code of Criminal Procedure. Manish/- ( Shailesh Kumar Sinha,J.)