IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Cr.Misc. No.25423 of 2010 ARUN KUMAR SINGH Versus STATE OF BIHAR THRU.C.B.I. ----------- 3 20.8.2010 Heard counsel for the petitioner and counsel appearing on behalf of the C.B.I. The petitioner is an accused in a case under sections 120B, 409, 418, 419,420, 468, 471 and 477A of the Penal Code and section 13(2) read with section 13(1)(d) of the Prevention of Corruption Act. As per allegation, the Bank officials along with others are said to have misappropriated a sum of Rs.1.68 Crores. It is alleged that on the basis of fake title deeds, loans were sanctioned and disbursed to 46 persons. The title deeds and other related fake papers were arranged by D.K.Mandal, the then Branch Manager, Deepak Yadav, Kanchan Kumar Yadav, Abdul Ghani @ Ghani Khan and others. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that co- accused Deepak Yadav and Satya Narayan Jha has been granted anticipatory bail by a bench of this court whereas co-accused Abdul Ghani @ Ghani Khan, Ajeet Kumar Singh and Saquib Hussain have been granted regular bail. He further submits that except one loanee, all other loanees have accepted that they had received the loan amount and as such fear of misappropriation is misconceived. The petitioner submits that he is ready to repay the loan amount. He is in custody since 1.7.2010. Counsel for the C.B.I. submits that some of the accused 2 KHAN person namely Abdul Ghani @ Ghani Khan has remained in custody for 4 ½ months. As the petitioner is ready to repay the loan amount, the petitioner Arun Kumar Singh is directed to be released on provisional bail in connection with Special Case No.07 of 2007 arising out of R.C. 9A of 2007 on furnishing bail bond of Rs.5,000/- with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the Special Judge, C.B.I., North Bihar, Patna subject to the following conditions: i) The petitioner would deposit a sum of Rs.50,000/- within four weeks from the date of his release and six weeks thereafter he would deposit another sum of Rs.25,000/-. ii) On deposit of the aforesaid sum of Rs.75,000/-, the provisional bail granted to the petitioner would stands confirmed. iii) The deposit of aforesaid amount is for purpose of bail and would not cease petitioner’s further liability. iv) Both the bailers of the petitioner would be his family members. v) The petitioner would cooperate in the trial and would not take unnecessary adjournment in the matter. (S.P.Singh,J)