Case Facts:
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Criminal Miscellaneous No.1209 of 2012 ====================================================== Shrawan Chaupal .... .... Petitioner Versus The State Of Bihar .... .... Opposite Party ====================================================== 2 17-01-2012 Heard learned counsels for the petitioner and the State. The petitioner being the candidate of Panchayat Mukhiya at the relevant time is apprehending his arrest in a case registered under [STATUTE] . It is alleged that the petitioner brought several people before the informant being the Block Development Officer in order to get the passbook under the Indira Awas Scheme. It is submitted by learned counsel for the petitioner that no passbook was received by any persons and under the misconception that the petitioner brought them in order to oblige the poor persons to get their votes in the Panchayat Election the case has been filed but from accusation alleged no offence under [STATUTE] is made out. Considering the aforesaid facts, let the above named petitioner be released on anticipatory bail in the event of his arrest or surrender before the learned court below within a period of twelve weeks from today, on furnishing the bail bond of Rs. 10,000/- (ten thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate, Jhanjharpur, Madhubani in connection with Madhepur P.S. Case No. 45/2011 subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 438(2) of the Cr.P.C. Amrendra Kumar/- (Dinesh Kumar Singh, J)

Applicable IPC Section: 171H

Statute Text:
Section 171H of the Indian Penal Code. Illegal payments in connection with elections. Whoever without the general or special authority in writing of a candidate incurs or authorizes expenses on account of the holding of any public meeting, or upon any advertisement, circular or publication, or in any other way whatsoever for the purpose of promoting or procuring the election of such candidate, shall be punished with fine which may extend to five hundred rupees; Provided that if any person having incurred any such expenses not exceeding the amount of ten rupees without authority obtains within ten days from the date on which such expenses were incurred the approval in writing of the candidate, he shall be deemed to have incurred such expenses with the authority of the candidate.