IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.38567 of 2026 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-363 Year-2024 Thana- BATHNAHA District- Sitamarhi ====================================================== Rajesh Kumar son of Ram Snehi Singh Resident of Village- Harpur Bhalha P.S -Bathnaha Dist -Sitamarhi ... ... Petitioner/s Versus 1. The State of Bihar bihar 2. The Co-operative Extension Officer, Bathnaha Dist- Sitamarhi bihar ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance : For the Petitioner/s : Mr.Sanjay Kumar For the Opposite Party/s : Mr.Binod Kumar ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SANDEEP KUMAR ORAL ORDER 2 17-06-2026 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned APP for the State. 2. The petitioner apprehends his arrest in connection with Bathnaha P.S. Case No. 363 of 2024 registered for the offence under Sections 316(2), 318(1), 303(2), 61(2), 3(5) of the BNS. 3. As per the prosecution case, the petitioner, who is a PACS chairman, is alleged to have defalcated approx Rs. 20 lakhs. 4. It has been submitted by the learned counsel for the petitioner that the petitioner is innocent and he has falsely been implicated in this case. He further submits, on instruction from the petitioner, that the petitioner is ready to deposit the total alleged defalcated amount in equal monthly installments. 5. Considering the submission of the learned counsel for the petitioner, let the petitioner, above named, in the event of his arrest or surrender before the concerned Court Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.38567 of 2026(2) dt.17-06-2026 2/2 below within four weeks from today, be released on provisional bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs. 10,000/- (Ten Thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the learned concerned Court below in connection with Bathnaha P.S. Case No. 363 of 2024, subject to the conditions laid down in Section 438(2) of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 / Section 482 of the BNSS. 6. The petitioner is directed to deposit Rs. 20 lakhs in the Court below in equal months installments of Rs. 1 lakh which shall be released by the Court below in favour of the concerned department. It is made clear that the bail bonds of the petitioner shall be accepted on payment of the first installment and thereafter the petitioner will continue to deposit the rest installments before the 20th day of the month. Any default in depositing the installment will result in cancellation of bail bonds of the petitioner. It is also made clear that if the petitioner deposits the entire alleged defalcated amount then the provisional bail granted to the petitioner shall be confirmed by the Court below itself. Vikas/- (Sandeep Kumar, J) U