IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Cr.Misc. No.12210 of 2008 LALLAN PANDEY Versus STATE OF BIHAR ----------- 2 02.05.2008 Heard the learned counsels for the petitioners and the State. The petitioner apprehends arrest in Jagdishpur P.S.Case No. 63 of 2003 registered under sections 420/467/468 and 471 of the Indian Penal Code and section 82 of the Indian Registration Act. It has been submitted on behalf of the petitioner that the only allegation against the petitioner is that he was an attesting witness to the thumb impression of one Most. Janki Kuer over the deed of Gift in favour of one Omkar Nath & Ors. It is further submitted that the petitioner at no point of time has denied his attestation. The allegation is that the thumb impression given at the time of registration prima facie defers with the thumb impression given at the time of execution. It is submitted that on the above allegation no criminal case can be said to have been made out against this petitioner. The petitioner is a political worker and has no criminal antecedent and as such in case anticipatory bail is not granted his image may be tarnished. 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 petitioner. Having considered the submissions and on perusal of the allegations made in the first information report as also the materials on - 2 - record, it is directed that in the event of arrest or surrender within a period of four weeks from today, the petitioner, Lallan Pandey be released on anticipatory bail on furnishing bail bonds of Rs. 10,000/- (ten thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the Chief Judicial Magistrate, Bhojpur at Ara, in connection with Jagdishpur P.S.Case No. 63 of 2003 subject to the conditions as laid down under section 438(2) of the Code of Criminal Procedure. Manish/- ( Shailesh Kumar Sinha,J.)