Amrita Kumari v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.2052 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-196 Year-2024 Thana- PANDAUL District- Madhubani ====================================================== Amrita Kumari W/O Raubins KumarD/O. Ramjee Choudhary R/O VillagePali Road, Naga Ashram, Dehri On Sone, P.S-Dehri, Dist.- Rohtas ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

1.

The State of Bihar 2.

The Superintendent of Police, Vigilance investigation Bureau, 6 Circular Road, Patna. Bihar ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr. Virendra Kumar, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr. Ajay Mishra, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE DR. ANSHUMAN ORAL ORDER 09-05-2025 Heard Learned Counsel for the petitioner and Learned APP for the State.

2. The present criminal miscellaneous application has been filed under Section 482 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 (hereinafter referred to as 'the BNSS, 2023') for grant of anticipatory bail to the petitioner who apprehends arrest in connection with Pandaul P.S. Case No. 196 of 2024, lodged on 28.08.2024, under Sections 420/467/468/471/120B of the Indian Penal Code.

3. As per the prosecution, the FIR has been lodged against the petitioner with allegation that she has not opted the amnesty period and continued to appear in the further

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.2052 of 2025(3) dt.09-05-2025 2/2 examination process on the fake certificate.

4. Learned Counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner is an innocent lady and has falsely been implicated in this case. Counsel submits that petitioner has already resigned. Counsel submits that antecedent of the petitioner is clean and she is ready to fulfill all the conditions whatsoever shall be imposed upon her.

5. Learned APP for the State opposes the prayer for bail of the petitioner and submits that the petitioner is an educated person and in spite of the fact that this Court has granted amnesty period but the petitioner has not opted to resign. Subsequently when criminal case has been filed then only the awareness has come to the petitioner to resign.

6. In this view of the matter, this Court is not inclined to grant anticipatory bail to the petitioner. Hence, the prayer for anticipatory bail of petitioner is hereby rejected. However, in the event of surrender of the petitioner within six weeks from today, the prayer for regular bail shall be considered on the same day without being prejudiced by the order of this Court. (Dr. Anshuman, J) Mkr./- U T