IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Cr.Misc. No.27565 of 2008 MOTILAL PANDIT Versus STATE OF BIHAR ----------- 2. 21.08.2008 Heard learned counsels for the petitioners and the State. Petitioners are accused in a case registered for the offence under section 420 of the Indian Penal Code. It is submitted on behalf of the petitioners that the allegation against the petitioner is to the effect that he received illegal amount for appointment of the Nitu Kumari on the post of Panchayat teacher is apparently false which would be evident on perusal of the final selection/merit list as contained in Annexure-2 series which would show that the last female candidate in the reserved category selected was having 56 percent marks whereas the alleged Nitu Kumari had obtained only 45.5 percent marks. As such, she could not be appointed. It is further submitted that on account of enmity since the petitioner was a witness in a case filed against the complainant on account of supporting the prosecution case before the police as stated in paragraph 13 of the petition, the petitioner has been implicated in the present case. Considering the submissions as noticed above, - 2 - and in the facts and circumstances of the case, it is directed that in the event of arrest or surrender within a period of four weeks from today, the petitioners, namely, Motilal Pandit be released on bail on furnishing bail bonds of Rs. 10,000/- (ten thousand) each with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the Chief Judicial Magistrate, Shri Girish Mishra, Judicial Magistrate, GopalGanj in connection with Complaint Case No. 1623 of 2007 corresponding to Trial No. 2532 of 2008 subject to the conditions as laid down under section 438(2) of the Code of Criminal Procedure. Jagdish/- (Shailesh Kumar Sinha,J)