IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Cr.Misc. No.41422 of 2009 RAMJEE PRASAD, SON OF LATE PARMESHWAR DAYAL, RESIDENT OF VILLAGE TELHARA, P.S. TELHARA, DISTRICT NALANDA. PRESENTLY SUSPENDED PANCHAYAT SECRETARY ATTACHED TO HARNAUT BLOCK, P.S. HARNAUT, DISTRICT NALANDA. ---- PETITIONER Versus THE STATE OF BIHAR ---- OPPOSITE PARTY with Cr.Misc. No.41809 of 2009 MATHURA PRASAD, SON OF LATE DAUNI PRASAD, RESIDENT OF VILLAGE DANIAWAN, P.S. TELHARA, DISTRICT NALANDA. ---- PETITIONER Versus THE STATE OF BIHAR ---- OPPOSITE PARTY with Cr.Misc. No.1263 of 2010 AWADHESH KUMAR, SON OF LATE RAMCHANDRA PASWAN, RESIDENT OF VILLAGE TETARIYA, P.S. SILAW, DISTRICT NALANDA. ---- PETITONER Versus THE STATE OF BIHAR ---- OPPOSITE PARTY ----------- 2 9.3.2010 Heard the parties. Petitioners in all the three cases are apprehending their arrest in a case under Sections 467, 468, 471 and 420/34 of the Indian Penal Code. Referring to the report jointly prepared by the Executive Magistrate and the D.C.L.R., it would appear that there is no allegation of mishandling of the B.P.L. list as far as it concerns the Panhar Panchayat and the Bardaha Panchayat which means that the Panchayat Secretary namely Ramjee Prasad and Awadhesh Kumar have been virtually exonerated by the enquiry. Learned counsel for the petitioners submits that the S.D.O. has found that Mathura Prasad although was the Panchayat Secretary was very badly informed and was not aware about the method and manner in which the B.P.L. list was to be prepared. It is said that one Birbal Paswan was responsible for mishandling the list. Considering the submissions aforesaid, the above named 2 petitioners in all the three cases are directed to be released on anticipatory bail in the event of their arrest or surrender within a period of six weeks in connection with Islampur P.S. Case No. 167 of 2009 on furnishing bail bonds of rupees ten thousand each with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the A.C.J.M., Hilsa, Nalanda subject to the conditions laid down under Section 438(2) of the Cr.P.C with the condition that they should appear on each and every date as and when required by the Court and if they absent themselves even for a single date without reasonable cause, their bail bonds shall stand cancelled. Sanjay (Sheema Ali Khan, J.)