IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Cr. Misc. No.27696 of 2008 CHANDA DEVI & ANR Vrs. THE STATE OF BIHAR **** /2/ 07.08.2008 Heard the counsel for the petitioners and the State. 2. Petitioner no. 1, Chanda Devi, is the Sarpanch and petitioner no. 2, Bidyanand Mehta, is husband of petitioner no. 1. It has been submitted by the counsel for the petitioners that since petitioner no. 1 has passed an order against the complainant, under the provisions of the Bihar Raj Panchayat Raj Act, 2006, while considering the case of theft of the diesel pump by the complainant and directed him to deposit Rs.2500/-, in retaliation, false case has been instituted against the petitioners. 3. Considering the facts, the prayer for anticipatory bail on behalf of the petitioners is allowed. They are directed to be released on anticipatory bail, in case of their surrender before the Court concerned within four weeks from today, on furnishing bail bonds of Rs.10,000/- (rupees ten thousand) each with two sureties of the like amount each in connection with Complaint Case No. 932 of 2007 to the satisfaction of Sri Rajesh Kumar, Judicial Magistrate, 1st Class, Purnea, subject to the condition laid down under Section 438(2) of the Criminal Procedure Code. S.A. ( Mridula Mishra, J. )