IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Cr.Misc. No.20338 of 2010 DEEPAK PASWAN SON OF RAM PRASAD PASWAN, RESIDENT OF GANDHI TOLA ( Baghmara) P.S. Manihari, District Katihar —Petitioner. Versus STATE OF BIHAR---- Opp. Party. ----------- For the petitioner : Mr. Binod Kumar, Advocate. For the State : Mr. Abha Singh, A.P.P. 2/ 16.06.2010 Heard the parties. In a criminal prosecution for offences under sections 406, 420, 409, 467 and some other allied offences of the Indian Penal Code, the petitioner and few other persons are named in the F.I.R. as accused. From perusal of the F.I.R. vide Annexure-1 it appears that the main allegation of committing irregularity for grant of benefits under Indira Awas Scheme is against Mukhiya and the Panchayat Secretary. The petitioner is said to be the husband of a Ward Member and he is alleged to have acted on their behalf for collecting certain money from the beneficiaries. It is submitted that as a matter of fact the petitioner was not responsible for allotment of benefits under the Indira Awas Scheme and as such at best he can be termed as a middleman. It is further submitted that co- accused Rupesh Paswan, with almost similar and identical allegation, has been granted bail by a Bench of this Court by order dated 08.05.2009 passed in Cr. Misc. No. 8755 of - 2 - 2009, Annexure-4. The petitioner is stated to be in judicial custody since 22.04.2010. In the aforesaid facts and circumstances, let the above named petitioner be enlarged on bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs. 10,000/- with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of Chief Judicial Magistrate, Katihar in connection with Manihari P.S. Case No. 99 of 2008. ( Birendra Prasad Verma, J ) BTiwary/