CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE PURNENDU SINGH ORAL ORDER

4 21-01-2026 Heard Mr. Ashok Kumar, learned counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioner and Mr. Uday Chand Prasad, learned APP for the State.

2. The petitioner seeks pre-arrest bail in connection with Danapur P.S. Case No. 187 of 2024 registered for the offence punishable under Sections 406 , 409 and 420 of the Indian Penal Code .

3. Prosecution case, in brief, is that the petitioner, who works as a manager in the hospital of the informant, had allegedly committed financial irregularity and had not deposited Rs. 39 lakh in the bank account of the informant. Thereafter, the informant had checked the salary account of the petitioner and had found that Rs. 22 Lakh has been deposited in the salary account of the petitioner.

4. Learned counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioner submits that the petitioner is innocent and he has falsely been implicated in the case. He further submits that the matter primarily relates to monetary transaction between the parties and for amicable settlement of dispute between the parties outside the Court, the matter be referred for mediation.

5. Learned APP appearing on behalf of the State submitted