IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Cr.Misc. No.2406 of 2011 SARDA SINGH @ SARDA PRASAD Versus THE STATE OF BIHAR with Cr.Misc. No.2464 of 2011 SUDAMA PRASAD Versus THE STATE OF BIHAR ------- 02/ 08.03.2011 Both the above stated petitions have arisen out of Gopalganj P.S. Case no. 333/2010 registered under sections 420, 467, 468, 471, 120B of the IPC and accordingly, both the above stated petitions are being disposed of by this common order. Heard learned counsel for the petitioners as well as learned P.P. for the State. It would appear from perusal of the record that the District, Magistrate, Gopalganj directed the Civil Surgeon, Gopalganj to conduct an enquiry in respect of embezzlement of government money by making interpolations in the cheques issued to beneficiaries in connection with Janani Bal Suraksha Yojana. Subsequently, enquiry was conducted and above stated Gopalganj P.S. Case no. 333/2010 was registered against petitioners and two other FIR named accused persons. Admittedly, petitioner in Cr. Misc. No. 2406/2011 is neither employee of the Bank nor the employee of the Health department and it appears from the materials available on record that he had purchased some cheques from beneficiaries. There is not even a whisper against this petitioner that he interpolated in the cheques in questions. So far as petitioner in Cr. Misc. No. 2464/2011 is - 2 - concerned, admittedly, he is messenger of the concerned bank and only allegation against him is that he took the beneficiaries to the cash counter at the time of presentation of the aforesaid cheques. Considering the aforesaid facts and circumstances as well as materials available on record, let petitioners (Sarda Singh @ Sarda Prasad and Sudama Prasad) be released on bail in connection with Gopalganj P.S. Case no. 333 of 2010 on furnishing bail bond of Rs 10,000/- each with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the Chief Judicial Magistrate, Gopalganj. shahid (Hemant Kumar Srivastava,J)