IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Cr.Misc. No.1200 of 2009 1. Alok Singh @ Alok Kumar, S/o Arun Kumar Singh, resident of village Kaithi, P.S. Kachhwa, District Rohtas. 2. Jayant Singh @ Jayat Kumar Singh, S/o Ram Bachan Singh, resident of village Danwar, P.S. Kachhwa, District Rohtas……………………………………………..Petitioners. Versus The State of Bihar…………………………………Opposite party. ----------- 03/ 24.04.2009 Heard learned counsel for the petitioners and learned counsel for the State. This petition for anticipatory bail has been filed by the petitioners, who are accused for offences punishable under sections 409, 420 and 120B of the Indian Penal Code. Learned counsel for the petitioners submits that they are teachers of the Middle Government School, Kaithi and the entire allegation of transporting of rice illegally, meant for distribution for school children as their mid-day meal, is absolutely false and frivolous. He further submits that petitioners had nothing to do with the said rice and in paragraph-29 of the case diary Birendra Singh had specifically claimed that the seized rice belonged to him and with respect thereto, he had also furnished an application before the higher authorities. Considering the facts and circumstances of this case as well as the arguments of the parties, this petition is allowed. In case of surrender/arrest within fifteen days from the date of receipt of a copy of this order in the court below, the petitioners, namely, Alok 2 Singh @ Alok Kumar and Jayant Singh @ Jayat Kumar Singh shall be released on bail on furnishing bail bonds of Rs.10,000.00(Rupees ten thousand)each with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned Sub-divisional Judicial Magistrate, Bikramganj (Rohtas) in connection with Kachhwa P.S. Case No.46 of 2008, subject to the conditions as laid down under section 438 (2) of the Code of Criminal Procedure. harish/ ( S.N.Hussain, J)