IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Cr.Misc. No.35820 of 2009 UMESH PRASAD @UMESH CHANDRA S/O SRI RAM BACHAN RAM MOH- KURAICH YADAV DHARAMSALA SIKSHA PARIYOJNA, SASARAM, ROHTAS. Versus THE STATE OF BIHAR with Cr.Misc. No.37117 of 2009 DHANESHWAR PRASAD S/O LATE SRI RAM PRASAD R/OVILL MAHADEOGANJ, P.S. NAWANAGAR, DISTT- BUXAR, AT PRESENT RESIDENT OF VILLAGE MAHADEOGANJ, P.S. NAWANAGAR,DISTRICT BUXAR, AT PRESENT WARD NO.9, BIKRAMGANJ, P.S. BIKRAMGANJ, DISTT- ROHTAS Versus THE STATE OF BIHAR Wit Cr.Misc. No.37335 of 2009 ANIL KUMAR SRIVASTAVA S/O NIRSU NARAYAN SHRIVASTVA VILL.BANDE P.S AMNOUR DIST. SARAN AT PRESENT SUB- DIVISIONAL EDUCATION OFFICER, SASARAM NORTH, BIKRAMGANJ, ROHTAS Versus THE STATE OF BIHAR ----------- 3. 7.1.2010 Heard. The F.I.R. is in respect of defalcating huge money by getting issued a Cheque Book of particular numbers of cheques unauthorisedly allegedly by some other person who has not yet been traced out and by issuing those cheques withdrawing huge amount of public money which could be above Rs. 40,00000/-(forty lakhs). The accounts being run in the Punjab National Bank and Allahabad Bank at Sasaram. Punjab National Bank had two accounts whereas Allahabad Bank had one. Shri Anil Kumar Srivastava was the Sub-divisional Education Officer, Bikramganj, 2 Sasaran North, In-charge of Bikramganj and two other petitioners were employees working under him. It is not denied that they had allotment in their favour and they were operating the accounts. It is also not denied that it was their duties to have the accounts updated in respect of the accounts held by the Education Department for running the Mid Day Meal Centres. As may appear from the F.I.R. the three petitioners simply showed their ignorance as to how cheques were obtained fraudulently from the banks and how the cheques were issued on different dates withdrawing huge amount of over 40,00000/- (forty lakhs). This very ignorance, to me, appears a simple case of connivance inasmuch as no official who is entrusted with such a huge public money could be showing ignorance as to the withdrawal of the money. The petitioners involvement appears writ large on the face of the allegation. These petitions are dismissed. Kanth ( Dharnidhar Jha, J.)