IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Cr.Misc. No.4028 of 2011 MANOJ KUMAR YADAV S/O- SRI KAMAL PRASAD YADAV. Versus THE STATE OF BIHAR ----------- 3 24.05.2011 Heard both sides. Petitioner, apprehending arrest in connection with Barauli P.S. Case No. 49 of 2010 instituted under Sections 420, 467, 468, 120B and 34 of Indian Penal Code, has approached this Court seeking anticipatory bail. The informant is the Medical Officer of the Primary Health Centre. It is alleged that when the petitioner who was serving as Accountant presented the bank statement, it was found that a sum of Rs. 2,15,000/- was withdrawn from the bank on forging signature of the Medical Officer. Since the petitioner was the custodian of the cheque book, an F.I.R was lodged naming him as well as the cashier of the concerned bank as accused. Different paragraphs of the case diary have been placed before this Court which indicate that the petitioner was the custodian of the cheque book but the same was amenable to the other staffs including Health Manager Kumar Varun who used to prepare the cheque whereafter the informant used to sign. From the impugned order, only this much is reflected that the petitioner was custodian of the cheque. 2 Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the bank official has since been released on anticipatory bail. In the facts and circumstances of the case, in the event of arrest or surrender within four weeks in the Court below, petitioner above named is directed to 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 learned Chief Judicial Magistrate, Gopalganj in connection with Barauli P.S. Case No. 49 of 2010 subject to the condition as laid down under Section 438(2) of the Cr.P.C. with further condition that one of the bailors shall be own close family member of the petitioner. pkj ( Kishore K. Mandal, J)