Rameshwar Singh And ORS v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

Criminal Miscellaneous No.11347 of 2017 Arising Out of PS.Case No. -82 Year- 2011 Thana -OBRA District- AURANGABAD ======================================================

1. Rameshwar Singh Son of Late Bedni Singh Head Master, Primary School, Parsa, Resident of Village - Imamganj Police Station Obra District Aurangabad.

2. Chhotenarayan Singh Son of Late Dhiuki Singh Head Master, Primary School, Arari Khap, Resident of Village - Bandhu Bigha, Police Station Obra District Aurangabad.

3. Bijendra Prasad @ Bijendra Kumar Son of Late Bhuneshwar Singh Primary School, Lasa Resident of Village Chater Tele Aadhar Bigha Police Station Obra District Aurangabad.

4. Manoj Kumar Son of Brij Mohan Paswan Head Master, Primary School, Kanokhar Resident of Village Bishunpura Police Station Obra, District Aurangabad.

5. Ravindra Kumar Son of Murahlal Ram Head Master, Primary School, Girl School Malawa Resident of Village Malwa Police Station Khudwa, District Aurangabad.

6. Vinod Paswan @ Vinod Kumar Paswan Son of Ram Prasad Paswan Head Master, Primary School, Jegea Resident of Village Bel P.S. Obra, District Aurangabad, Bihar .... .... Petitioners

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s : Mr. Kamlendra Pd. Singh, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s : Mr. Sri Kumar Virendra Narayan, A.P.P. ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE JITENDRA MOHAN SHARMA ORAL ORDER 21-03-2017 Heard learned counsel for the petitioners and learned counsel representing the State.

The petitioners, apprehending their arrest in connection with Obra P.S. Case No. 82 of 2011 registered for the offence punishable under Section 409 of the Indian Penal Code, seek the privilege of pre-arrest bail.

Allegedly, the petitioners being Headmasters of various government schools in spite of being asked did not submit

Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.11347 of 2017 (2) dt.21-03-2017 2/2 bill in relation thereto.

Submission is that the petitioners have already submitted AC/DC bills and other co-accused have already allowed pre-arrest bail and, as such, the petitioners also deserve sympathetic consideration.

The learned A.P.P. opposes the prayer of pre-arrest bail.

In the facts and circumstances as stated above, the petitioners, in case of their arrest or surrender within four weeks from the date of receipt/production of the copy of this order, shall be released on bail on execution of bail bonds of Rs. 10,000/- (ten thousand) each with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the learned Sub Divisional Judicial Magistrate, Daudnagar, Aurangabad in connection with Obra P.S. Case No. 82 of 2011, subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 438(2) Cr.P.C.

(Jitendra Mohan Sharma, J) Vats/- U T