Yogendra Ram v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

Criminal Miscellaneous No.67191 of 2018 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-321 Year-2016 Thana- Mirganj District- Gopalganj ====================================================== Yogendra Ram, son of Late Bishwanath Ram, resident of Village- Kalyanpur, Tola- Panditaha, P.S.- Bhore, District- Gopalganj. ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

The State of Bihar.

... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr. Yogendra Prasad Sinha, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr. Chandrasen Prasad Singh, A.P.P.

====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ASHWANI KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER 17-12-2018 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned Additional Public Prosecutor for the State. The petitioner seeks pre-arrest bail in connection with Mirganj P.S. Case No. 321 of 2016 registered under Sections 467, 468, 471, 420, 120-B and 384/34 of the Indian Penal Code.

It is contended by the learned counsel for the petitioner that the instant case has been instituted by the informant against the petitioner and others only because he was not selected for appointment as Panchayat Teacher by the Aam Sabha of the Panchayat. Being aggrieved and dis-satisfied with the selection of co-accused Chhote Lal Yadav, he had filed an appeal vide Appeal Case No. 118 of 2015 before the District Teachers Employment Appellate Tribunal, Gopalganj against

Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.67191 of 2018(2) dt.17-12-2018 2/2 co-accused chhote Lal Yadav. While the appeal was pending before the Tribunal, he filed a complaint case against Chhote Lal Yadav and others including the petitioner, who, at the relevant time, was a Panchayat Secretary of the concerned Panchayat, which was referred to the police pursuant to which the instant first information report has been instituted. Learned counsel for the State opposed the application for grant of pre-arrest bail to the petitioner. Considering the totality of the facts and circumstances of the case, in the event of arrest or surrender before the court below within six weeks from today, the petitioner is directed to be released on bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs.10,000/- (ten thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate-XVI, Gopalganj in connection with Mirganj P.S. Case No. 321 of 2016 subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 438(2) of the Code of Criminal Procedure.

(Ashwani Kumar Singh, J) Md. S./-Sanjeev U T