CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ANIL KUMAR SINHA ORAL ORDER

5 18-12-2025 1. Heard learned Counsel for the petitioner, learned Counsel for the Opposite Party No. 2 and learned Additional Public Prosecutor for the State.

2. This application, for grant of anticipatory bail, arises out of Complaint Case No. 1801 of 2017, in which cognizance has been taken for the offences punishable under Sections 420 /406 of the Indian Penal Code and Section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act .

3. The prosecution case, as per the complaint petition, is that the complainant runs a dairy shop beside the grocery shop of the petitioner and there was money transaction between them. The petitioner demanded a friendly loan from the complainant, upon which, on 21.01.2016, the complainant gave Rs. 4,32,000/- to the petitioner on the promise that the petitioner will return the money soon. The petitioner also issued a cheque for the said amount, but when the complainant deposited the cheque for its encashment, the same was declined on the ground of insufficient amount.

4. Learned Counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner has falsely been implicated in this case due to ulterior motive. There was mone