IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Cr.Misc. No.24966 of 2008 VIJAY KUMAR JHA @ V.K.JHA Versus STATE OF BIHAR THRO.C.B.I. ----------- 2. 8.7.2008 Heard. The petitioner was at the relevant time Chief Manager of S.B.I. The case relates to the bank scam of a total amount up to Rs.49,32,856=74 only. The FIR is a very long draft making allegations head wise but the I.O. of the case who has filed the report has classified it in three categories which could be found from page 21 of the FIR of R.C.No.17(A)/2006. The petitioner’s complicity appears in part three headed “closure of eight non-existant loanees”. The allegations as they are appearing in gist are that the petitioner closed down non-existent loan accounts by using his as also the passwords of S.K.Sinha who was the Deputy Manager in the bank and by debiting 279 inoperative savings bank accounts standing in different names without any authority. The total loss caused to the bank was with interest on the above amount amounting to Rs.15,42,400. This is only a part of the total scam which as indicated above was of over Rs. 48,32,856.74 - 2 - paise of the loanees or the bank account holders or without there being any person or name really existing anywhere and all by manipulating the bankers records. The contention is that the petitioner was simply ignorant or indifferent in discharging his duties by not properly putting his attention to the various banking rules while acting as the Chief Manager. The further contention is that the total amount of Rs.15,42,400/- has been paid back to the bank. The third contention is that the petitioner has remained in custody since 11.4.2008. Considering the nature of the scam, the involvement of the employees of the bank and its ramification and its ultimate impact on the confidence of persons who deal with Nationalized Banks, I am not inclined to direct the release of the petitioner from custody. Petition is dismissed. B.Kr. ( Dharnidhar Jha, J. )