IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Cr.Misc. No.8199 of 2010 1. Raj Narain Singh, son of Late Indrasan Singh 2. Suresh Prasad, son of Late Bhahhu Mahto. 3. Dhanjay Deonath, son of Harenda Deonath Versus STATE OF BIHAR ----------- 2. 15.04.2010 Heard Mr. S.N.P Sinha, learned counsel for the petitioners and Mr. Dashrath Mehta, learned A.P.P. for the State. Petitioners apprehend their arrest in connection with Manpur P.S.Case No.06 of 2008 dated 28.04.2008 registered under Sections 420, 406 and 120 (B) of the I.P.C. According to the prosecution case, the Block Development Officer, Mainatand lodged the aforesaid case with allegation that there were irregularities regarding purchase of computer and generator sets for eight Gram Panchayats. The Mukhiya and the Panchayat Secretary of those Gram Panchayats were arrayed in the category of accused. It is submitted by learned counsel for the petitioners that petitioner no.1 is the Panchayat Secretary of Damarapur Gram Panchayat and petitioner no.2 is the Panchayat Secretary of Chauhatta Gram Panchayat whreas petitioner no.3 is the Mukhiya of Damarapur Gram Panchayat in the district of West Champaran. 2 It is further submitted that as a matter of fact the required number of computer sets and generator have been purchased and on verification those purchase articles were found. Only allegation against the accused persons is that they had issued cheques in advance for supply of generator sets and computers and thereby there has been violation of guidelines issued by the Government. It has further been submitted that almost with similar and identical allegation, co-accused Ram Janam Prasad @ Mukhiya and co- accused Ashok Kumar Kunwar have been extended the privilege of anticipatory bail by order dated 9.04.2009 passed in Cr. Misc. No.46031/08 and order dated 5.09.2008 passed in Cr.Misc. No.31888/08 respectively. In the aforesaid circumstance, let the petitioners abovenamed, in the event of their arrest/surrender before the court below within four weeks from today be released on bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs.10,000/-each with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of C.J.M, West Champaran, Bettiah in connection with Manpur P.S.Case No.06/08 subject to condition laid down under Section 438 (2) of the Cr.P.C. V.K. Pandey (Birendra Prasad Verma, J.)