Arising Out of PS.Case No. -100 Year- 2014 Thana -SC/ST P.S. District- MUZAFFARPUR ====================================================== Mahesh Kumar Son of Late Parash Nath Singh, Resident of Village - Gorigama P.O. - Raipur Mahadeo (Repura), P.S. - Saraiya, District - Muzaffarpur. .... .... Petitioner/s Versus The State of Bihar .... .... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance : For the Petitioner/s : Mr. Ajay Kumar Gautam For the Opposite Party/s : Mr. Ram Shankar Das(Spl.APP) ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE KISHORE KUMAR MANDAL ORAL ORDER 2 05-04-2016 Heard the counsel for the petitioner and Mr. Ram Shankar Das, Spl. APP for the SC/ST. The petitioner carries allegation under sections 420,409 and other allied sections of the Indian Penal Code read with sections 3(i) (x) SC/ST Act. Briefly stated the prosecution case is that the mother of the informant was entitled to payment of old-age pension. The petitioner being the Panchayat Secretary has defalcated the amount payable to the mother and obtained her LTI fraudulently. When protested, the informant was assaulted and also abused taking his caste name. The victim belongs to a member of the Scheduled Tribes community. Although, the allegation appears