IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Cr.Misc. No.12663 of 2011 ISHRAT KHATOON Versus THE STATE OF BIHAR ----------- 2 09.05.2011 Heard learned counsels for the petitioner and the State. The petitioner, being the Panchayat Mukhiya, is apprehending his arrest in a case registered under Sections 420, 467, 468, 471, 477A and 409/34 of the Indian Penal Code. The accusation is of committing irregularities in MANREGA Scheme of the Gram Panchayat, Kasuya. The F.I.R. was lodged on the basis of the letter of D.D.C., Jehanabad no.1996 dated 24.12.2010, it is alleged that in the Muster Roll, the names of those labourers were included who actually did not work and on the basis of forged thumb impression the payments have been shown against them. The accusation is also for not bifurcating the schemes as directed by the administration and committing irregularities in preparing the job cards. It is submitted by learned Sr. counsel for the petitioner that the inquiry report reflects that the person, who put his thumb impression, has admitted 2 that he put his thumb impression though, he was graduate. Moreover, for the preparation of the job card and the muster roll, Panchayat Rojgar Sewak and the Mukiya were authorized. The inquiry report does not reflect the specific accusation with regard to the financial irregularities. It is further submitted that the person, who got defeated in the Panchayat Election at the hands of the petitioner, set up some persons to lodge the frivolous complaint. Considering the aforesaid facts, let the above named petitioner, be released on anticipatory bail, in the event of his arrest or surrender before the learned Court below within a period of 12 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 the learned Chief Judicial Magistrate, Jehanabad in connection with Shakurabad P.S. Case No. 124/2010, subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 438(2) Cr.P.C. Amrendra/- (Dinesh Kumar Singh, J.)