IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Cr.Misc. No.17492 of 2011 VIJAY KUMAR, S/o Kali Prasad, Resident of village- Dattu Bigha, Police Station- Ekangarsarai, District- Nalanda. …. Petitioner. Versus THE STATE OF BIHAR….. Opposite Party. ----------- 3. 15.06.2011. Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned counsel for the State. 2. Petitioner is an accused for offences punishable under Sections 420, 467, 468, 471 and 34 of the Indian Penal Code. 3. In the instant case, First Information Report has been lodged by the District Programme Officer, Ekangersarai against Mukhiya, Panchayat Secretary, Junior Engineer, Assistant Engineer, Executive Engineer and Panchayat Sewak (petitioner) alleging that on inquiry it was found that no work was done under Schemes Nos. 26 of 2006-2007 and 04 of 2007-08 and the accused persons had misappropriated government money Rs. 5,74,350.00 without doing any work under the said schemes. 4. It is stated by learned counsel for the petitioner that subsequently the informant vide Letter No. 34 dated 05.03.2011 intimated to the Director of Accounts Administration and Self Employment, District Rural Development Agency, Nalanda that work worth of Rs. 4,02,255.00 out of work of Rs. 4,21,500.00 had already been completed with respect to Scheme No. 4 of 2007-2008 whereas work worth Rs. 1,72,098.00 out of work of Rs. 2 4,96,420.00 with respect to Scheme No.26 of 2006-2007 had also been completed. 5. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that he being Panchayat Sewak is a small fry and is being made escape goat, although he has committed no offence. He further submits that Kumari Tripti being Panchayat Mukhiya has already been enlarged on bail on the orders of a Bench of this Court on 04.05.2011 passed in Cr. Misc. No. 13464 of 2011. He also states that earlier Ram Nandan Singh being Panchayat Secretary has also released on bail on the orders of this Court on 18.05.2011 passed in Cr. Misc. No. 15581 of 2011. 6. Considering the aforesaid facts and circumstances, this petition for anticipatory bail is allowed. In the event of arrest or surrender of the petitioner, namely, Vijay Kumar within fifteen days from the date of receipt of a copy of this order in the court below, they shall be admitted to bail on executing bail bonds of Rs. 10,000/- (ten thousand) each with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate, Hilsa (Nalanda) in connection with Ekangarsarai P.S. Case No. 26 of 2011 subject to the conditions as laid down under section 438(2) of the Code of Criminal Procedure. Ibrar/ ( S.N. Hussain, J.)