Patna High Court
CR. MISC./13544/2026 of MURARI SINGH Vs THE STATE OF BIHAR on 19 August 2026
COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.13544 of 2026 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-295 Year-2025 Thana- ROH District- Nawada ====================================================== Murari Singh S/O Anandi Singh Resident Of Bhandajor, P.S.- Roh, District- Nawada ... ... Petitioner/s
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.13544 of 2026
Arising Out of PS. Case No.-295 Year-2025 Thana- ROH District- Nawada ======================================================
Murari Singh S/O Anandi Singh Resident Of Bhandajor, P.S.- Roh, District- Nawada
... ... Petitioner/s
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1.
The State Of Bihar
2.
Cooperative Extension Officer, Koma Block, Roh District- Nawada
3.
Cooperative Bank, Koma, Nawada District- Nawada
... ... Opposite Party/s
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Appearance :
For the Petitioner/s
:
Mr.Anmol Kumar
For the Opposite Party/s :
Mr.Parmeshwar Mehta, APP
Mr. Shashi Shekhar Sinha, Adv
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CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SATYAVRAT VERMA
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ORAL ORDER
19-08-2026
1. Heard learned counsel for the petitioner, learned A.P.P. for the State and learned counsel appearing on behalf of the Co-operative Bank.
2. The petitioner apprehends his arrest in a case registered for the offences punishable under Sections 316(3), 318 and 323 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita.
3. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that petitioner has antecedent of one case and from perusal of the allegation as alleged in the FIR, it would manifest that in sum and substance the informant alleges that 4110.5 metric ton of paddy worth Rs. 95,56,912/- for the financial year 2024-25 was misappropriated by the petitioner, who is Chairman of Koshi Rukhi PACs, District-Nawada, in connivance with other accused persons.
Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.13544 of 2026(4) dt.19-08-2026
4. At this stage, the learned counsel appearing on behalf of the Co-operative Bank submits that the case was taken up on 26.2.2026 when learned counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioner based on instruction made a categorical submission that petitioner is ready to return the entire embezzled amount as alleged alleged in the FIR and the said fact shall be brought on record by way of supplementary affidavit. It is next submitted that accordingly a supplementary affidavit has been filed and at para-4 it is specifically pleaded that petitioner will return the entire amount alleged to be misappropriated as recorded in the FIR within 24 months.
5. Leaned counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioner does not dispute the said submission.
6. Learned A.P.P. for the State also submits that since petitioner is willing to return the entire misappropriated amount, no useful purpose would be served by sending the petitioner to jail.
7. After hearing the learned counsel for the parties, the petitioner above-named, in the event of his arrest or surrender within a period of six weeks from today, be released on provisional anticipatory bail for a period of 24 months from today i.e. till 19.8.2028 on furnishing bail bonds of Rs. 25,000/- (Rupees Twenty-five Thousand) with two sureties of the like Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.13544 of 2026(4) dt.19-08-2026
amount each to the satisfaction of the learned trial court where the case is pending/successor court in connection with Roh P.S. Case No. 295 of 2025 subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 482 (2) of the BNSS.
8. It is made clear that petitioner on the date of surrender shall deposit an amount of Rs. 5 lakh in the office of District Co-operative Bank, Nawada at the time of furnishing bail bonds by way of demand draft. The remaining alleged embezzled amount of Rs. 90,56,912/- shall be deposited in 24 equal installments of Rs. 3,77,371/- on or before 15th of every month with the District Co-operative Bank commencing from the date of surrender.
9. It is further made clear that if the petitioner does not deposit the total embezzled amount as alleged in the FIR on or before 19.8.2028, his provisional anticipatory bail bonds shall not be confirmed, but in the event if the petitioner deposits the entire alleged embezzled amount on or before 19.8.2028, his provisional anticipatory bail bonds shall be confirmed forthwith.
Sumit/- (Satyavrat Verma, J) U T