IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Cr.Misc. No.52818 of 2008 BASUDEO PRASAD BIDHATA, son of lateGorakh Prasad Resident Mohalla Jaiprakash Nagar, Ward No.21 ,P.S. and District Khagaria, Secretary of Red Cross Society,Khagaria Versus STATE OF BIHAR ----------- 2 4.2.2009 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and the State. Petitioner is an accused under sections 406, 409, 465, 466, 467, 468, 471 and 420 of the Indian Penal Code. The allegation against the petitioner is of committing of financial irregularities while working as Secretary to the Red Cross Society and collected money on the basis of the receipt got printed by him. It is submitted on behalf of the petitioner that the allegations is absolutely false and the allegation of committing irregularities was inquired into by an auditor team as per the order of the District Magistrate. The said auditor was consisting of Chartered Accountant who has submitted a report as contained in annexure-B to the supplementary affidavit. The report indicates that cash of Rs. 5448/- was found against the petitioner which has been deposited the due amount of Rs. 5448/- vide receipt No. 1466 dated 18.2.2008 which is at Annexure-C to the supplementary affidavit. It is further submitted that on perusal of the letter of the Indian Red Cross Society addressed to the District Magistrate-cum-Chairman Indian Red Cross Society, Khagaria, it appears that the case was lodged against the petitioner itself without verifying the entire facts and as such a request has been made for releasing the petitioner from the alleged charges. - 2 - Upon hearing the petitioner and the A.P.P. for the State it is directed that in the event of arrest or surrender in the court below within four weeks from today, petitioner Basudeo Prasad Bidhata be released on bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs. 10,000/- (ten thousand) with two sureties of like amount each to the satisfaction of C.J.M. Khagaria in connection with Khagaria (Chitragupt Nagar) P.S. case No. 238/08. G.R.No. 745 of 2008, subject to the conditions as laid down under section 438(2) Cr.P.C. Rahman/ (Shailesh Kumar Sinha, J)