IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Criminal Miscellaneous No.41847 of 2011 Bijay Kumar Mandal Versus The State Of Bihar ---------------------------------- 2. 12.12.2011 Heard counsel for the petitioner and counsel for the State. The petitioner is apprehending his arrest in connection with Sarsi P.S.Case No. 79 of 2011 registered for the offence under Section 409 of the Indian Penal Code. The written report of the informant is the basis of the case in which it is alleged that the food grains were allotted to several dealers including the present petitioner under S.G.R.Y. and Food for Work Scheme. It is alleged that after distribution some parts of the food grains remained with the dealers and in spite of repeated reminders to deposit the amount of residue food grains, the dealers refused to deposit the same. The petitioner was required to deposit Rs. 5,60,000/- It has been brought to the notice of this Court that for recovery of the amount due against the petitioner a proceeding has already initiated being certificate case No. 13 of 2009-10. It has further been submitted by the counsel for the petitioner that similarly situated persons, namely, Gunadhar Prasad Yadav and Arun Kumar Mandal have been granted anticipatory bail in Cr. Misc. No. 39665 of 2011 on 12.12.2011, i.e., today itself, and Cr. Misc. No. 40234 of 2011, respectively. 2 Looking to the aforesaid facts and circumstances, let the petitioner Bijay Kumar Mandal be directed to be released, either in the event of his arrest by the police or surrender before the court below, in connection with the above noted case, on furnishing a bail bond of Rs. 10,000/- ( ten thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the Chief Judicial Magistrate, Purnia, subject to the conditions as laid down in Section 328(2) Cr. P.C. Kanth ( Shivaji Pandey, J.)