IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Cr.Misc. No.3408 of 2008 MUKESH PRASAD SINGH Versus THE STATE OF BIHAR ----------- 3. 04.07.2008 Heard the counsel for the petitioner and the State. The petitioner was posted as Assistant teacher in Balirajpur Scheduled Caste Residential High School till July, 1996. He is apprehending his arrest in connection with Madhubani Babu Barhi P.S. Case No. 92/99. The delay in filing anticipatory bail application has been explained. It has been stated that the petitioner was transferred in July, 1996. The case was instituted one year after his transfer. During all this period, he was neither noticed nor apprehended. He did not have any knowledge about the institution of the case. It has also been submitted that till date, no charge-sheet has been submitted. Further case of the petitioner is that the period during which financial irregularity is alleged is from January, 1996 to July, 1998. The petitioner was transferred from this school in July, 1996. He was not in- charge of the cash book. As such, he cannot be said to have any involvement in the alleged irregularity. Several similarly situated Assistant teachers and the principal of the school in question have been granted anticipatory - 2 - bail vide orders contained in Annexures-6 & 7 to this application. Considering the fact, prayer for anticipatory bail on behalf of the petitioner, Mukesh Prasad Singh is allowed. In the event of his arrest or surrender within four weeks from today in the court below, he will be released on bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs 10,000/- (ten thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each in connection with above noted case to the satisfaction of CJM, Madhuhbani. AKV/ (Mridula Mishra,J.)