IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Cr.Misc. No.6351 of 2011 SUFIA PRAVEEN Versus THE STATE OF BIHAR ----------- 02. 25.02.2011 Petitioner being the Mukhiya of the Gram Panchayat is apprehending her arrest in a case registered under Sections 466, 468, 471, 420, 120B of the I.P.C. and Section 7/13(2) read with Section 13(1)(d) of the Prevention of Corruption Act. The F.I.R. has been instituted on a complaint of one unsuccessful candidate for the post of Panchayat Teacher. It is submitted by learned counsel for the petitioner that the order of appointment was challenged before the Appellate Tribunal and the Tribunal did not choose to interfere. Subsequently the order of the Appellate Tribunal has been challenged in a writ proceeding. Learned counsel for the Vigilance has submitted that during enquiry, it has been found that the selected candidate’s marks has been inflated which prima facie suggests that fraudulent appointment has been done. Since there is a provision under the Appointment Rules for making objections and filing the 2 case before the Tribunal constituted for the said purpose and the Tribunal has tested the legality of the appointment, let the petitioner namely Sufia Praveen, in the event of her arrest or surrender before the Court below within a period of 12 weeks from today, be released on anticipatory bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs. 10,000/-(ten thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of Special Judge, Vigilance, North Bihar, Muzaffarpur in connection with Special Case No. 10 of 2009, Vigilance P.S. Case No. 20 of 2009. Learned counsel for the Vigilance is permitted to submit the investigation report in the writ proceeding. It is expected that Vigilance will seek permission to become party in the writ application. Shageer ( Dinesh Kumar Singh,J.)