IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Cr.Misc. No.27162 of 2008 KUMAR VIJAY SHANKER & ANR Versus STATE OF BIHAR ----------- 2. 31.07.2008 Heard the counsel for the petitioners and the state. Petitioners were junior engineers authorized to look after the work under the government scheme. Allegation in the F.I.R. is that petitioners in conspiracy with other named accused persons misappropriated the money allotted for the work as well as food grains supplied for distribution of labourers who were engaged for completion of work under scheme. Before instituting the F.I.R. , inquiry was conducted and statement of labourers was recorded in order to show that they were not engaged paid money and supplied food grains. Counsel for the petitioners submits that statement of the same labourers was recorded u/S 164 of the Cr.P.C. where they have admitted their engagement and payment so far money and food grains are concerned. Considering these facts, prayer for grant of anticipatory bail on behalf of the petitioners, namely, Kumar Vijay Shankar and pramod Kumar Vidyarthi is allowed. In the event of their arrest or surrender within - 2 - four weeks from today in the court below, they will be released on bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs 10,000/- (ten thousand) each with two sureties of the like amount each in connection with Baheri P.S. Case No. 136/06 to the satisfaction of CJM, Darbhanga subject to the conditions as laid down u/S 438(2) of the Cr.P.C. AKV/ (Mridula Mishra,J.)