IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Cr.Misc. No.45336 of 2009 RAGHVENDRA PASWAN @ RAVINDRA PASWAN Versus STATE OF BIHAR ----------- 3 26.3.2010 Heard Mr. Shakeel Ahmad Khan, learned senior counsel for the petitioner and Mr. Ram Priyasharan Singh, learned A.P.P. for the State. Petitioner apprehends his arrest in connection with Benipatti P.S. case no. 42 of 2009 dated 23.3.2009 registered under sections 420, 406, 120 (B) of the Indian Penal Code. It is submitted by learned senior counsel that the complainant is a private person and the present criminal prosecution has started against the petitioner and other persons because of local party politics. He also submits that in the whole complaint petition, which is the basis of the FIR. Vide annexure-1, there is no specific allegation of embezzlement of any specific amount by this petitioner. He further submits that as a matter of fact during the period the offences are alleged to have committed, the petitioner was not posted there as Panchayat Secretary and in support of this submission he has referred to various documents, which have been brought on record by way of different annexures. Learned counsel for the State by going through the case diary has submitted that specific allegation of embezzlement is against co-accused Jibacht Paswan, who was the Panchayat Secretary at the relevant time. Be that as it may, in the facts of the case, let the above named petitioner, in the event of his arrest or surrender in the court below within four weeks from today, be enlarged on bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs. 10,000/- (ten thousand) with two sureties of like amount each to the satisfaction of - 2 - C.J.M, Madhubani, in the above noted case , subject to the conditions laid down under section 438(2) Cr.P.C. ((Birendra Prasad Verma, J) M.Rahman