IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.10146 of 2026 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-54 Year-2024 Thana- BELDOUR District- Khagaria ====================================================== Deepak Kumar @ Deepak Yadav S/o Sahdeo Yadav R/o Village - Banvarsha, P.S - Dharhara, District - Munger ... ... Petitioner/s Versus 1. The State of Bihar 2. Pankaj Kumar S/o Nandu Bhagat Resident of - Kamalpur Ward No. 1, P.S - Lalganj, District - Vaishali ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance : For the Petitioner : Mr. Vivekanand Singh, Advocate For the State : Mr. Nirmal Kumar Sinha, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE PRABHAT KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER 2 18-02-2026 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned A.P.P. for the State. 2. The petitioner seeks bail in a case registered for the offence punishable under Sections 420, 409 and 34 of the Indian Penal Code. 3. As per prosecution case, informant, who is Regional Head of Swabhiman Finance Pvt. Ltd., alleged that this petitioner, who was the Branch Manager, along with co- accused Mohan Kumar Sah, who was the Field Officer, of Beldaur branch, defalcated a sum of Rs. 17,10,000/-. Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.10146 of 2026(2) dt.18-02-2026 2/3 4. It is submitted by learned counsel for the petitioner that petitioner is quite innocent and has committed no offence. As a matter of fact, petitioner has falsely been implicated in this case in order to cover up the misappropriation committed by higher officials of the finance company. There is no chit of paper on record to support the fact that the alleged amount was handed over to this petitioner in order to deposit the same in the bank account and as such, petitioner has not defalcated any amount of the private finance company. Moreover, charge-sheet has already been submitted and petitioner, having no criminal antecedents, is in custody since 25.11.2025. 5. Learned A.P.P. for the State has vehemently opposed the prayer for grant of bail to the petitioner. 6. Considering the facts and circumstances of the case, materials available on record, period of custody and clean antecedents of the petitioner, the prayer for grant bail of to the petitioner is allowed. 7. Accordingly, let the above named petitioner 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 learned Judicial Magistrate 1st Class, Khagaria in Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.10146 of 2026(2) dt.18-02-2026 3/3 connection with Beldaur P.S. Case No. 54 of 2024. shashank/- (Prabhat Kumar Singh, J) U T