IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Cr.Misc. No.41316 of 2010 Smt.Asha Kumari, W/O Shri Bibhuti Narain Tiwari, resident of Azad Road, Chandwara Mohalla, P.S. Town Thana, Muzaffarpur, District-Muzaffarpur at present Block Education Officer, Fenhara Block, District- Champaran -------------- Petitioner Versus STATE OF BIHAR ----------- 02 06-01-2011 Heard Sri S.P.Mukherjee, learned Senior Counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioner and Sri Suraj Prasad Singh, learned Addl. Public Prosecutor. The petitioner, who is in custody in Rajepur P.S. Case No.30 of 2009 for the offence under Section 409 of the Indian Penal Code, has prayed for grant of bail. The petitioner was posted as Block Education Officer, Tetariya, West Champaran. Accusation against the petitioner is that despite direction given by the higher authority, she did not hand over charge of Stock Register, Distribution Register etc. relating to food grains under the scheme of mid-day meals. The petitioner, who is a lady, is in custody since 25.9.2010. Keeping in view the nature of accusation and the fact that the petitioner is a lady and in custody since 25.9.2010, let the petitioner above named be released on bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs.10, 000/-(ten thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned Sub Divisional Judicial Magistrate, Sikrahana at Motihari, East Champaran in connection with Rajepur P.S. Case No.30 of 2009. NKS/- ( Rakesh Kumar, J.)