IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Criminal Miscellaneous No.28162 of 2011 ====================================================== Ramesh Prasad Mandal, son of late Abhi Lal Prasad Mandal, resident of Village-Pachira, P.S.-Raniganj, District-Araria .... .... Petitioner Versus The State Of Bihar .... .... Opposite Party ====================================================== Appearance : For the Petitioner : Mr. Ravi Ranjan, Advocate For the Opposite Party : Mr. Parma Nand Prasad, A.P.P. ====================================================== 3 04-11-2011 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned Additional Public Prosecutor for the State. The petitioner apprehends his arrest in connection with a case registered for the offence punishable under sections 467, 468, 471, 406, 409, 120-B. In this case, instituted against three known persons and other unknown persons, the name of the petitioner emerged during investigation as Post Master of the Post Office wherein accounts of the beneficiaries of Indira Awas Yojana was opened and payment was made. Submission is that money was paid to the persons/beneficiaries having accounts. Moreover, almost under similar circumstances co-accused, Md. Jaffer Alam has already been granted privilege of bail by this Court vide order dated 24.10.2011 passed in Criminal Miscellaneous Case No. 35419 of 2011. Considering the facts and circumstances of the case, in the event of his arrest/surrender before the Court below within four weeks, let the above named petitioner be enlarged on bail on furnishing 2 bail-bond of Rs.10,000/- (ten thousand only) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction learned Chief Judicial Magistrate, Araria in connection with Raniganj P.S. Case No. 262 of 2010, subject to the condition laid down under Section 438(2) of the Criminal Procedure Code with additional condition to remain physically present before the Court below on each and every date at least two years or till disposal of the case, whichever is earlier, in case of failure on two consecutive dates, without giving any reasonable explanation, the liberty granted shall be deemed to be cancelled. ASHWINI /- (Akhilesh Chandra, J)