IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Cr.Misc. No.663 of 2011 SUSHIL KUMAR RAUT Versus THE STATE OF BIHAR ----------- 3 24.02.2011 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner as well as learned Addl. P.P. for the State. The petitioner seeks his bail in connection with Pipra P.S. Case No. 16 of 2010 registered under sections 409, 467, 468, 471 and 353/34 of the Indian Penal Code. Allegedly, petitioner misappropriated government articles of the hospital while he was working as health worker and the aforesaid fact came in light when the audit of the aforesaid hospital was conducted. The stand of the petitioner is that, at the relevant time, petitioner had proceeded on earned leave in connection with his treatment after handing over charge of his office as well as above stated articles to one Manish Kumar. To substantiate the aforesaid stand, my attention is drawn towards a letter said to be written by Sri Ganesh Prasad, Incharge, Medical Officer of the above stated Primary Health Center and in the said letter aforesaid lncharge Medical Officer clearly mentioned this fact that petitioner has made his charge of the office and other articles to one Manish Kumar. It would further appear from the record that when explanation was called for from co- accused Manish Kumar, he replied that he had worked during the relevant time in the said office without taking over any charge from the petitioner. Considering the aforesaid facts and circumstances as well as submissions of the parties, let the petitioner, Sushil Kumar Raut be released on bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs 10,000/- (ten thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the Chief Judicial Magistrate, Supaul in Pipra P.S. Case no.16/2010. Shahid (Hemant Kumar Srivastava,J.)