IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Cr.Misc. No.35217 of 2009 Punam Devi @ Punam Yadav, Wife of Vikash Kumar Yadav, resident of village-Bishunpur, P.S.-Bijaipur, District-Gopalganj. ...............Petitioner. Versus The State of Bihar, through the Department of Vigilance, Bihar, Patna .................Opp. Party.. ----------- 2/ 20.11.2009 Heard counsel for the petitioner and the counsel appearing for the Vigilance. Petitioner was appointed as Panchayat Teacher in the year 2005. She contested election for the post of Member, Panchayat Samiti in the year 2006 and resigned on 1.8.2009. Vijaipur P.S. Case No. 79 of 2009 has been instituted against the petitioner for offence under Section 420/34 of the Indian Penal Code and Section 7, 13 (1-d-ii) of the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988. Counsel for the petitioner submits that the allegations of taking pecuniary advantage from two places, one as Panchayat Teacher another as Member, Panchayat Samiti is completely false. The post of member, Panchayat Samiti is an honorary post, to which no monetary benefit is attached. It is also stated that since, Representation of Peoples Act is not applicable in Panchayat Election as such there was no need for petitioner to make a declaration, she is holding a post of Panchayat Teacher. Considering these facts, prayer for anticipatory bail on behalf of above named petitioner is allowed. She is directed to be released on bail on her appearance before the court below 2 within a period of four weeks from today and 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 Vijaipur P.S. Case No. 79 of 2009 subject to the conditions laid down under Section 438(2) Cr. P.C. Sanjeet/ ( Mridula Mishra, J.)