IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Cr.Misc. No.43897 of 2008 RISHIKESH VERMA, S/o- late Mahesh Prasad Verma, Resident of CDA colony, P.S.- Shastrinagar, Distt.- Patna :------- Petitioner. Versus STATE OF BIHAR:------Opposite Party ----------- For the Petitioner :Mr. Anish Kumar, Advocate. For the Opposite Party : Mr. Nitya Nand Tiwari, A.P.P. ====== 4. 27.11.2008. Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and the State. Petitioner is an Accounts Clerk in the District Rural Development Authority, Bhojpur at Ara. He has been made accused in a case under Sections 409 and 420 of the Penal Code as it is said that from his custody two cheque leaves were lost on the basis of which a sum of Rs. 33700/- and 57,900/- was withdrawn. It is submitted on behalf of the petitioner that the entire cheque- book was forwarded by him to the Administrative Officer on 12.08.2008 and the cheque-book was returned to him on 24.8.2008 when he discovered that aforesaid two check leaves are missing from the cheque-book and, accordingly, he reported the loss to the Deputy Development Commissioner under his representation dated 25.08.2008 but without considering such representation this case has been registered only against him and not against the beneficiary of the two cheques. Be that as it may, as petitioner is in jail custody since 26.08.2008, he, namely, Rishikesh Verma be released on bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs. 5000/- (Five thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of C.J.M., Ara (Bhojpur) in connection with Ara (Nawada) P.S.Case No. 200 of 2008. P.K.P. (V.N.Sinha,J.)