IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Cr.Misc. No.9576 of 2010 MANOJ KUMAR Versus STATE OF BIHAR ----------- 2 26.4.2010 KHAN Heard counsel for the petitioner and the State. The petitioner apprehends his arrest in a case under section 420 of the Penal Code and section 138 of the Negotiable Instrument Act. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that in fact it is the complainant who forcibly took a cheque from the petitioner on coercion for a sum of Rs.30,000/-. He further submits that the petitioner is having strong business establishment and there was no reason to borrow a sum of Rs.30,000/- from the complainant. In support of his submission he has annexed various documents relating to his Bank account which has been annexed as Annexure-5 to the supplementary affidavit. The petitioner has even filed a case under section 384 of the Penal Code against the complainant. In the circumstances, the petitioner Manoj Kumar is directed to be released on bail, in the event of his arrest/surrender, in connection with Complaint Case No.513 of 2009 on furnishing bail bond of Rs.10,000/- with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of Shri P.K.Singh Srinet, Judicial Magistrate Ist Class, Patna City, Patna subject to the condition that the petitioner would cooperate in the trial. (S.P.Singh,J) - 2 -