IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Cr.Misc. No.32934 of 2008 KEDAR NATH JHA & ANR Versus STATE OF BIHAR ----------- 2. 12.09.2008 Heard the counsel for the petitioners and the State. Petitioner No.1, Kedar Nath Jha is posted as Block Education Extension Officer, Singeshwar (East) and petitioner No. 2 Kailash Mehta @ Kaushal Mehta is a teacher in a Primary School. Allegation against them is that they asked for Rs 2,000/- for sending the informant to the Teachers’ training. Since she denied, her appointment was cancelled and she was abused also by the petitioners. Counsel for the petitioners submits that since 2007, an inquiry was going on in the matter of appointment of Panchayat Shikshak at Raivir Panchayat . This was the reason that no one from that Panchayat was sent for training. The Block Development Officer on 18.02.2008 cancelled all appointments made at Raivir Panchayat. Subsequently, on 21.02.2008, the informant filed Singeshwar P.S. Case No. 13/08 making false allegation. It has also been submitted that on the basis of allegations, no offence u/S 3(i)(x) of the S.C./S.T. Act is made out. - 2 - Considering the submissions, prayer for grant of anticipatory bail on behalf of the petitioners above- named is allowed. In the event of their arrest or surrender within four weeks from today, they will be released on bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs 10,000/- (ten thousand) each with two sureties of the like amount each in connection with above-mentioned case to the satisfaction of CJM, Madhepura subject to the conditions as laid down u/S 438(2) of the Cr.P.C. AKV/ (Mridula Mishra,J.)