IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Cr.Misc. No.24223 of 2011 Kedar Nath Jha son of Sri Ram Rajit Jha, resident of village-Amethi, P.S.-Bahera, Dist.-Darbhanga, at present working as Works Supervisor, Minor Irrigation Division, Arrah. District-Bhojpur. Versus The State Of Bihar ----------- 2. 22.7.2011. Heard learned counsel for petitioner and learned counsel for the State. The case is registered for the offence under sections 419, 420, 467, 468, 471 and 409 of the Indian Penal Code. At the instance of District Magistrate, Ara, the Executive Engineer, Minor Irrigation Department instituted the first information report against the petitioner. It has been alleged that the petitioner was employed in the year 1980 when his age was less than 18 years. As per the informant 18 years was the minimum age to be eligible for appointment at the relevant time. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner has never given a wrong date of birth and the age given by him has been entered in the service book and on the strength of that he is in service since 1980. After serving 31 years without any complaint from any corner, the present case has been instituted at the behest of some persons who are hostile to the petitioner as the petitioner had got Vigilance Case No.70 of 2008 instituted against one Alok Kumar Singh, who was Head Clerk in the office of the Chief Engineer, Minor Irrigation Department with an allegation that the said clerk had demanded Rs.30,000/- from him as bribe. Be that as it may, since the present first information 2 report has been instituted after the petitioner has completed thirty years of service and there is no manipulation in the date of birth in the service book, let the petitioner, namely, Kedar Nath Jha, in the event of his arrest or surrender before the court below within a period of four weeks from the date of communication of the order, be released on bail on furnishing bail bonds of Rs.5,000/- (five thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of C.J.M., Arrah, in connection with Arrah Nawada P.S. Case No.219 of 2011. Md.S. ( Ashwani Kumar Singh, J.)