IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Cr.Misc. No.13202 of 2010 RAM NARESH PRASAD SINGH, SON OF LATE MUNDIRIKA PRASAD SINGH, RESIDENT OF VILLAGE – MAI, P.S. WARSALIGANJ, DISTRICT – NAWADA. Versus THE STATE OF BIHAR. ----------- 02/ 21.05.2010 Heard counsel for the petitioner and counsel appearing for the State. Petitioner has retired from the post of Headmaster on 30.6.2009. While in service he was one of the members of Vidyalaya Shiksha Samiti, Chandipur and responsible for spending money deposited in the building construction fund of Upgraded Middle School, Chandipur amounting to Rs.5,50,000/-. Allegation is that, complaint regarding defalcation of money from building fund was enquired and the report revealed that as per measurement report construction has been done only worth Rs.1,35,000/-, while Rs.3,13,900/- has been withdrawn from the fund. Counsel for the petitioner submits that the money used to be withdrawn with the joint signature of petitioner and the Secretary of the Samiti, Still Rs. 3,55,725/- is lying in the bank account. So far construction work is concerned, the Secretary was responsible to look after it as the petitioner was only Incharge of that School. It has also been - 2 - submitted by the petitioner’s counsel that all connected bills and vouchers have already been submitted by the petitioner before the concerned authority. Considering these facts, prayer for grant of anticipatory bail on behalf of petitioner, namely, Ram Naresh Prasad Singh is allowed. He is directed to be released on bail, in case of his appearance before the Court concerned within four weeks from today, on furnishing bail bond of Rs.10,000/- (ten thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of Chief Judicial Magistrate, Nawada in connection with Warsaliganj P.S. Case No. 148 of 2009, subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 438(2) of the Cr.P.C. DKS/ (Mridula Mishra, J.)