IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Cr.Misc. No.47960 of 2007 PRATAP SINGH, SON OF SHIV NARAYAN, RESIDENT OF VILLAGE PRITNAGAR, P.S. RAMPUR, DISTRICT-KATIHAR -PETITIONER Versus STATE OF BIHAR -OPP.PARTY 11 10.11.2008 In the complaint the allegation is that the accused no.1 has withdrawn the payment due to the complainant on account of her salary and has refused to pay the same until illegal gratification of rupees fifteen thousand is paid to the accused no.1. The complaint further alleges that when the matter was reported by the complainant to the accused no.2, who happens to be the Mukhiya of the Gram Panchayat, the complainant was advised by the accused no.2 to accede to the illegal gratification as demanded by accused no.1. Considering the nature of allegation made, I think the accused no.2, the petitioner, is entitled to anticipatory bail. Let the petitioner, in the event of his arrest or surrender within six weeks from today, be enlarged on bail on his furnishing bonds of Rs.10,000-/ (Rupees ten thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the Subdivisional Judicial Magistrate, Katihar, in Complaint 2 Case no. 1762 of 2007, subject to the conditions laid down in Section 438(2) of the Code of Criminal Procedure. (Barin Ghosh, J.) AAhmad