IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Cr.Misc. No.17756 of 2009 1. MAHA DEVI Wife of Shiv Kumar Singh, Resident of village- Azorbara, P.S.-Phenhara, District-East Champaran. 2. Sri Narayan Singh, Son of Late Haro Singh, Resident of village-Dulama, P.S.-Madhuban, District-East Champaran. …………………… Petitioner Versus 1. STATE OF BIHAR ……………………… Opposite Party ----------- 2 26.05.2009 The petitioners who are present Mukhiya and petitioner No.2 is the present Secretary of Gram Bare Prasauni, they apprehend their arrest in relation to Phenhara P.S. Case No. 2/09 for the offences under Section 420 and other sections of Indian Penal Code instituted by the Block Development Officer pursuant to the direction of Collector, Motihari. In some and substance, the allegation is that the petitioner being the Panchayat Officers are not paying the salary of the two teachers of the Bare Parsauni Panchayat on false pretext. On behalf of the petitioner it is submitted that the they found that the appointment of two persons validly made, there seems to be some dispute in this regard. There are two teachers instead of themselves taking any action had approach the D.M. Motihari to got enquiry done and directed the Block 2 Development Officer to take appropriate Action against two teachers. In the F.I.R., one of them has appeared and submits that the petitioners have forged papers and removing their names from the list and introducing the name of their wards. In my view these are serious matter of dispute as to when this was done and who was done this. In the facts and circumstances of the case, in the event of arrest or surrender within four weeks from today, the petitioners above named shall be released 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 S.D.J.M., Sikrahana at Motihari in connection with Phenhara P.S. Case No. 2/2009 subject to all conditions as laid down in Section 438 (2) of Criminal Procedure Code. Bibhash (Navaniti Prasad Singh, J.)