IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Cr.Misc. No.9958 of 2011 Chandrika Prasad Gupta, S/O-Late Ayodha Prasad Gupta Versus The State Of Bihar ----------- 03 12.09.2011 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner as well as learned Additional Public Prosecutor for the State. Petitioner is in jail custody since 03.02.2011 in a case registered under Sections 406, 409, 420/34 of the Indian Penal Code. Admittedly, petitioner was Mukhiya at the relevant time and allegedly, he along with other accused misappropriated the government money sanctioned for MANREGA scheme. The contention of learned counsel for the petitioner is that no specific overt-act has been attributed against the petitioner and moreover, being an old man he is languishing in jail custody since long. Considering the aforesaid facts and circumstances as well as submissions of the parties, let the petitioner be released on bail on furnishing bail bonds of Rs. 10,000/- (Ten Thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of Chief Judicial Magistrate, Katihar in connection with Barari (Semapur) P.S. Case No. 100 of 2010. SHAHZAD ( Hemant Kumar Srivastava, J.)