IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Cr.Misc. No.1055 of 2010 RAVI SHANKAR PANDEY . Versus THE STATE OF BIHAR . with Cr.Misc. No.1983 of 2010 SHIV SHANKAR PANDEY . Versus THE STATE OF BIHAR . ----------- 2 08.03.2010 Petitioners apprehend their arrest in Bettiah Town P.S.Case No. 219 of 2007 under Sections 406 and 420 IPC. Heard. The FIR was lodged by one Ajit Kumar Singh who was an employee of Hope Charitable International Trust and it was alleged that one B.K. Singh @ Bhikhari Singh had created the trust as its trustee Manager and petitioners were appointed as the Branch Managers. Further allegation was that the offers were floated to the public for becoming a member of the trust on payment of Rs.200/- as Member fee and Rs.100/- as registration fee and that several persons got themselves registered as members on depositing money in the name of the trust. It is alleged that the trust had declared that loans will be distributed to farmers and employment will also be provided to unemployment persons. Further allegation is that Rs.1,37,043/- was collected by the trust through the informant but any loan or employment was not provided to any needy person. 2 Learned counsel for the petitioners submits that the two petitioners are simply alleged to have worked as Branch Manager and they are not connected with the keeping or use of the money collected. Further submission is that co-accused B.K.Singh @ Bhikhari Singh who as the main accused, has already been allowed anticipatory bail by a Bench of this Court vide order dated 14th January 2010 under Cr.Misc.No. 39304 of 2009. It is also submitted that other accused, namely, Nagendra Singh and Smt. Munni Devi have also been allowed anticipatory bail vide order dated 30th October 2009 passed under Cr. Misc. no. 32105 of 2009. Mr.R.P.S.Singh, A.P.P. does not point out any other material. In the fact s and circumstances of the case, in the event of arrest or surrender within two weeks, petitioners (1) Ravi Shankar Pandey (Cr.Misc.No. 1055 of 2010) and (2) Shiv Shankar Pandey (Cr.Misc.No. 1983 of 2010) shall be released on anticipatory bail on their furnishing bail bonds of Rs.10,000/- ( ten thousand ) each with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of Chief Judicial Magistrate, Bettiah in connection with Bettiah Town P.S.Case no. 219 of 2007. Jay/ ( C. M. Prasad,J )