IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Cr.Misc. No.12457 of 2008 SITA DEVI Versus STATE OF BIHAR ----------- 2 06.05.2008 Heard the learned counsels for the petitioner. No one appears for the State. The petitioner apprehends her arrest in Didarganj P.S.Case No. 1/2008 registered under sections 409,467,468,471 and 120B of the Indian Penal Code. It has been submitted on behalf of the petitioner that on perusal of the first information report it would appear that the petitioner is the Mukhiya of the concerned Gram Panchayat and she has absolutely no role in the distribution of the food grains and that is being done by the Anganbari Sevika. The allegation against the petitioner is that he being the Mukhiya has given the certificate of distribution of the food grains upon verification of the concerned registers. It is further submitted that in similar circumstances another Mukhiya who is also accused in this very case for having similar allegation has been granted anticipatory bail, as stated in paragraph 5 of the supplementary affidavit filed today. In the circumstances, petitioner deserves to be granted the privilege of anticipatory bail. Having considered the submissions and on perusal of the averments made in the petition as also in the supplementary affidavit and the allegations levelled in the first information report, it is directed that in the event of arrest or surrender within a period of four weeks - 2 - from today, the petitioner, Sita Devi be released on anticipatory bail on furnishing bail bonds of Rs. 10,000/- (ten thousand) each with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate, Patna City in connection with Didarganj P.S. Case No. 1/2008 subject to the conditions as laid down under section 438(2) of the Code of Criminal Procedure. Manish/- ( Shailesh Kumar Sinha,J.)