CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE PURNENDU SINGH ORAL ORDER

4 30-01-2026 Heard Mr. Santosh Kumar, learned counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioners; Mr. Manoj Kumar Jha, learned counsel appearing on behalf of the informant and Mr.

Nirmal Kumar Sinha, learned APP for the State.

2. The petitioners seek pre-arrest bail in connection with Complaint Case No. 747(C) of 2019 registered for the offence punishable under Sections 406 and 420 of the Indian Penal Code .

3. The prosecution case, in brief, is that the complainant, Satendra Prasad Singh, filed a written complaint before the learned Chief Judicial Magistrate, Patna, alleging that in connection with a contract work, a sum of ₹5,83,500/- was paid in cash to the accused persons, which was to be refunded. It is further alleged that for the purpose of furnishing a performance guarantee, an amount of ₹7,00,000/- was paid, out of which ₹3,00,000/- was transferred on 16.09.2017 and another ₹3,00,000/- on 05.10.2017 into two different bank accounts of the accused persons. It is further alleged that an unregistered agreement dated 06.03.2018 was executed between the complainant and the accused persons regarding payment of the contract amoun