IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Cr.Misc. No.12886 of 2008 ST.SALMA KHATOON Versus STATE OF BIHAR ----------- 2. 5.02.2008 Heard the learned counsels for the petitioners and the State. The petitioners apprehend arrest in in connection with Buxar (M) P.S. Case No. 42 of 2007 registered under sections 420, 467 and 468 of the Indian Penal Code. It is submitted on behalf of the petitioner that she is present Mukhia of Jaso Gram Panchayat. It has been alleged that the petitioner prepared a panel of candidates for appointment on the post of Panchayat Teachers in the said Panchayat which was contrary to the instructions of the Department of Human Resource Development, Govt. of Bihar and accordingly, the same was cancelled by the concerned authority and that panel was acted upon as candidates were appointed from the said panel. In the above circumstances, it is submitted that no criminal liability can be fastened upon this petitioner. Learned Addl. P.P. appearing on behalf of the State on the other hand opposes the prayer for bail, however he is not in position to refute the submissions advanced on behalf of the petitioners. Having considered the submissions as noticed above and on perusal of the allegations made in the FIR as well as the averments made in the petition, it is directed that in the event of arrest or surrender within a period of four weeks from today, the petitioners namely, Smt. Salma Khatoon be released on anticipatory bail on - 2 - furnishing bail bonds of Rs. 10,000/- (ten thousand) each with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of Chief Judicial Magistrate, Buxar in connection with Buxar (M) P. S. Case No. 42/2007 subject to the conditions as laid down under section 438(2) of the Code of Criminal Procedure. Jagdish/- (Shailesh Kumar Sinha,J)