IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Cr.Misc. No.8999 of 2008 NARAYAN MANDAL SON OF LATE MAHABIR MANDAL RESIDENT OF VILLAGE-KESTIRI, P.S. BATH, DISTRICT-BHAGALPUR --PETITIONER Versus 1. THE STATE OF BIHAR 2. BLOK DEVELOPMENT OFFICER, NATHNAGAR, BHAGALPUR. --OPP.PARTY _______ For the Petitioner : Mr. Rajiv Ranjan Singh For the State : Mrs. Veena Kumari Jaiswal APP 3 30.04.2010 By filing affidavit, learned counsel for the petitioner submitted that the petitioner has already been exonerated from the departmental proceeding. This application has been filed seeking quashing of order dated 06th August, 2007 passed in Nathnagar P.S. Case no.355 of 2006 taking cognizance of the offence under Section 420 of the Indian Penal Code. The case against the petitioner, as appears from the written application of the Block Development Officer, Nathnagar that he was absent from 12.5.2006 and one fine morning he made his attendance on the attendance register for all the period of his absence totaling to 68 days. 2 It is submitted that 9.7.2007 was Sunday and the employees attending has made the attendance on that day also including the petitioner. Learned counsel further submits that the petitioner has already joined on 12.5.2006. All such points may be considered at the time of hearing on the point of charge taking into consideration attendance sheets and joining report of petitioner. With this liberty and observation this application stands disposed of. (Akhilesh Chandra, J.) AAhmad