Ram Padarath Paswan v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

Criminal Miscellaneous No.30337 of 2017 Arising Out of PS.Case No. -168 Year- 2016 Thana -BALIA District- BEGUSARAI ====================================================== Ram Padarath Paswan (Ex Panchayat Secretary), son of late Jalim Paswan @ late Sri Jai Jairam Paswan, resident of village Baghi Ward No. 11, P.S. Muffasil, Permanent address Amraur, P.S. Singhaul, district Begusarai .... Petitioner

Versus

The State of Bihar .... Opposite Party ====================================================== Appearance :

For the Petitioner : Mr. Jai Prakash Singh, Adv. For the Opposite Party : Mr. Umesh Lal Verma, APP 146 ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE BIRENDRA KUMAR ORAL ORDER 12-07-2017 Heard the learned counsel for the petitioner and the State.

This is a petition for grant of regular bail for offence under Section 409 of the Indian Penal Code.

Allegation against the petitioner, who was the Panchayat Secretary, is that he did not provide the service record of teachers appointed on contract basis.

Submission of the learned counsel for the petitioner is that the petitioner is a Government servant and for the act, alleged, a disciplinary proceeding might have been initiated. In fact, no criminal office is made out.

Considering the aforesaid fact, let the petitioner, above named, be released on bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs.20,000/- (rupees twenty thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each in connection with Ballia P.S. Case No. 168 of 2016 to the satisfaction of the Chief Judicial Magistrate, Begusarai, or successor Court.

(Birendra Kumar, J) SA/- U √ T √