IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Cr.Misc. No.24616 of 2008 TAHNESHWAR SINGH @ DHANESHWAR SINGH Versus STATE OF BIHAR & ANR ----------- 3 18.7.2008. Heard counsel for the petitioner and the State. While the petitioner was posted as S.D.O. Garden Division, it is alleged that he along with others 16 named accused persons conspired and misappropriated ten lacs rupees allotted for development and maintenance of garden. Counsel for the petitioner submits that the date of occurrence as stated in the F.I.R. is of the year 1991-92 with regard to which F.I.R. was instituted in the year 1995. Petitioner in the mean time retired in the year 1996 and now chargesheet has been submitted in the year 2007. The allegation in the F.I.R. so far this petitioner is that only he checked the work done. He is not alleged to have either passed any bill or directed to make payment to the contractor. Considering this fact prayer for anticipatory bail is allowed. The petitioner namely Thaneshwar Singh alias Dhaneshwar Singh is directed to surrender before the Special Judge, Vigilance, I, Patna within four weeks from today and on his so surrendering he shall be enlarged on bail on his furnishing bail bond of Rs.10,000/- (Ten thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of Special Judge, I, Vigilance in connection with Special case no.40 of 1995 subject to the condition as laid down under Section 438(2) Cr.P.C. The petitioner will co-operate with the trial and he will make himself available on the date fixed by the court and he will not absent - 2 - himself on any date without taking prior permission of the court or without showing sufficient cause. Sss/- (Mridula Mishra, J)