Case Facts:
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Criminal Miscellaneous No.39831 of 2012 ====================================================== Albela Singh .... .... Petitioner/s Versus The State Of Bihar .... .... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== With Criminal Miscellaneous No.39834 of 2012 ====================================================== Ramdhani Singh .... .... Petitioner/s Versus The State Of Bihar .... .... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE DINESH KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER 02/ 18-10-2012 Heard learned counsels for the petitioners and the State. The petitioners being the Panchayat Mukhiya and Panchayat Secretary are apprehending their arrest in a case registered for the offences punishable under [STATUTE] . It is alleged that in the financial year 2008- 09, 2009-10 the petitioners spent Rs.45,000/- on installing solar lights at the rate of Rs.37,000/- each for five solar lights, though Rs.28,200/- was the approved rate and the purchase has not been made from the approved centres. Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.39831 of 2012 (2) dt.18-10-2012 2/2 It is submitted by learned counsel for the petitioners that the rate approved by D.M. for purchase of the solar lights was Rs.46,000/- when maximum price for the solar lights was paid Rs.45,000/- whereas others were purchased for Rs.37,000/- and letter for purchase from the approved centres reached to the Panchayat subsequent to the purchase. Considering the aforesaid facts, let the above named petitioners be released on anticipatory bail in the event of their arrest or surrender before the learned court below within a period of twelve weeks from today, on furnishing bail bond of Rs.10,000/- (Ten thousand) each with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned CJM, Buxar in connection with Dumraon P.S. Case No. 150 of 2012, subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 438(2) of the Cr.P.C. DKS/ (Dinesh Kumar Singh, J.)

Applicable IPC Section: 406

Statute Text:
Section 406 of the Indian Penal Code. Criminal breach of trust. Whoever commits criminal breach of trust shall be punished with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to three years, or with fine, or with both.