IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Cr.Misc. No.1127 of 2011 DR. BIMAL NARAYAN THAKUR Versus THE STATE OF BIHAR ----------- 3 11.05.2011 Heard learned counsels for the petitioner and the State. The petitioner is apprehending his arrest in a case registered under Sections 420, 409, 467, 468, 471, 197, 218 and 120B of the Indian Penal Code and Section 13/14 of the Prevention of Corruption Act. The accusation against the vice chancellor and other officials of Kameshwar Singh Sanskrit University is of violating the general notes, business rules and procedure of the University including committing gross financial irregularities. The illegalities in appointment of teaching and non-teaching staff are also alleged. It is submitted by learned counsel for the petitioner that the petitioner, vide letter dated 07.02.2009, was given the charge of Registrar in the said University on removal of Dr. Devendra Prasad 2 Singh (Annexure-2), but, again by the order of Vice- Chancellor, Dr. Devendra Prasad Singh was made Registrar of the said University, so the petitioner was the In-Charge registrar for a period of three months. It is further submitted that initially, the F.I.R. was lodged on 29.06.2010 as L.N.M. University P.S. Case No. 126 of 2010 in which the petitioner was made accused but, subsequently after audit another F.I.R. was also lodged with the same accusation in which the petitioner was made accused. Moreover, with regard to the other accused in pursuance to the order passed in Cr.W.J.C. No. 1310/10, some interim protection was given for limited period. It appears that the investigation is still pending in the matter. Considering the fact that the petitioner was In-charge Registrar for a period of three months and he was not made accused in the second F.I.R., which was lodged after audit, 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 3 of Rs. 10,000/- (ten thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the learned Chief Judicial Magistrate, Darbhanga in connection with L.N.M. University P.S. Case No. 126/2010, subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 438(2) Cr.P.C. Amrendra/- (Dinesh Kumar Singh, J.)