IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Cr.Misc. No.7704 of 2010 SATYANARAIN TIWARY Versus STATE OF BIHAR ----------- For the petitioner : Mr. Bimlesh Kumar Pandey. For the State : Mr. R. Singh Shashtri, Addl.P.P. ----- 2/ 19.03.2010 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and the learned Addl. P.P. for the State. Petitioner apprehends his arrest in a case instituted under section 406, 420 of the Indian Penal Code. According to the prosecution case about Rs. 1,50,000/- have been cheated by the accused persons from different poor, illiterate and innocent persons. In view of the serious nature of allegation, this court is not persuaded to accede to the prayer made on behalf of the petitioner for grant of anticipatory bail. Prayer for anticipatory bail is , accordingly, rejected. However, if the petitioner surrenders within a period of four weeks in the court below and makes a prayer for regular bail then the same should be considered on its own merit without being prejudiced by this order. The court below shall also take into consideration that the petitioner is private individual and the main allegation is against government official. ( Birendra Prasad Verma, J ) BTiwary/ - 2 -