IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Cr.Misc. No.55251 of 2007 BINOD KANT JHA son of Late Hari Mohan Jha, resident of village- shiba, P.S.- Andharatharhi, District- Madhubani. Versus 1. STATE OF BIHAR 2. Punam Kumar wife of shri Sudhanshu Kumar Rai, resident of village- Maujrauna, P.S.Andhrathari, District- Madhubani. ----------- 12 24.03.2009 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and Mr. R.P.S. Singh, Addl. P.P. appearing for the State. Despite service of notice, no one has appeared on behalf of the opposite party no.2. The offence alleged is under sections 467, 468, 420/34 of the Indian Penal Code. It has been submitted on behalf of the petitioner that he being the Panchayat Secretary of the concerned Panchayat is alleged to have received the application of the opposite party no.2 for appointment as Shiksha Mitra, however her name was not included in the final list. It is further submitted that the opposite party no.2 has filed the present case only to harass the petitioner, as a matter of fact, if there was any irregularity she ought to have made complain before the District Magistrate or the appropriate authority under the statutory rule. In the facts and circumstances of the case, it is directed that in the event of arrest or surrender within a period of four weeks from today, the petitioner, above named, be released on bail on furnishing bail bonds of - 2 - Rs. 10,000/- (ten thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate, Jhanjharpur, Madhubani, in connection with Andharathari P.S. Case No. 23 of 2007 subject to the conditions as laid down under section 438(2) of the Code of Criminal Procedure. Manish/- ( Shailesh Kumar Sinha,J.)