IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Cr.Misc. No.2746 of 2011 PRADEEP KUMAR Versus THE STATE OF BIHAR ----------- 2 03.03.2011 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and A.P.P. for the State. The petitioner being employee of the Muzaffarpur, Civil Court, is apprehending his arrest in a case registered under Section 409/34 of the Indian Penal Code. It is alleged that on 27.02.2004 the petitioner along with other associates were deputed to prepare inventory of the records and deposit the same in the record room. In course of the said preparation of the inventory list the record of Complaint Case No. 151 of 1980 went missing, which led to the institution of the present case. It is submitted by learned counsel for the petitioner that the records were handed over to the Judge-in-charge, Mr. R.P. Asthana, who 2 handed over the records to one Devendra Nath Sahni the other employee. Learned counsel for the petitioner further submits that Devendra Nath Sahni has been granted anticipatory bail, vide Cr. Misc. No. 7547 of 2010, passed on 29.06.2010 by a Bench of this Court. It is further submitted that for the said charges the Departmental Proceeding was also initiated, in which it was held that the petitioner can at best to be treated not vigilant and for his negligence some mild punishment was recommended by the Inquiring Officer. Considering the aforesaid facts, let the petitioner, namely, Pradeep Kumar released on anticipatory bail, in the event of his arrest or surrender before the learned Court below within a period of 12 weeks from today, on furnishing bail bond of Rs. 10,000/- (ten thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the learned Chief Judicial Magistrate, Muzaffarpur, in connection with 3 Muzaffarpur Town P.S. Case No. 494 of 2009. Bhardwaj ( Dinesh Kumar Singh,J.)