CBI Court sentences three accused including two then Managers of Mithila Kshetriya Gramin Bank and a Private person to Three Years’ Rigorous Imprisonment with total fine of Rs. 4 lakh in a bank fraud case
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Mumbai, June 23, 2025: The CBI Court at Patna, on 21.06.2025, sentenced three accused, including Barun Kumar Mishra, the then Manager, Mithila Kshetriya Gramin Bank, Kahua Branch, Darbhanga; Mohan Jee Mishra, the then Branch Manager, Mithila Kshetriya Gramin Bank, Bahera Branch Madhubani and a private person namely Dayanand Jha, to undergo 3 years Rigorous Imprisonment (RI) with total fine of Rs. 4 lakh in a case related to bank fraud case.
The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) had registered the instant case on 14.08.1991 against Shri Barun Kumar Mishra, the then Officer Incharge Mithila Kshetriya Gramin Bank (MKGB) Kohua Branch and a Field Officer, Mithila Kshetriya Gramin Bank (MKGB) Kohua Branch. It was alleged that the accused persons, while functioning as branch officer and field officer, respectively of MKG Bank during 1989-90 entered into criminal conspiracy and in furtherance of the said conspiracy they misappropriated a sum of Rs.2,48,642/- by manipulating debit and credit entries in HSS account No.1114, shown maintained in the name of one Dayanand Jha S/o Shardanand Jha, Darbhanga.
After investigation, two separate chargesheets were filed by CBI on 30.11.1994 for different instances of misappropriation.
The first chargesheet was filed in the Ld. Court of Special Judge CBI Cases Patna against Shri Barun Kumar Mishra, the then Officer Incharge Mithila Kshetriya, Gramin Bank (MKGB) Kohua Branch and, Shri Mohan Jee Mishra, the then Officer Incharge Mithila Kshetriya, Gramin Bank (MKGB) Bahera Branch and Shri Dayanand Jha, a private person. The Court, after trial, found accused guilty and sentenced them accordingly.
The second chargesheet was filed in the Ld. Court of Special Judicial Magistrate CBI Cases Patna against Shri Barun Kumar Mishra, the then Officer Incharge Mithila Kshetriya, Gramin Bank (MKGB) Kohua Branch, which is sub-judice in the Muzaffarpur Court.
