Santosh Kumar v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.8942 of 2023 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-272 Year-2022 Thana- LAUKAHI District- Madhubani ====================================================== SANTOSH KUMAR S/o Jibach Safi R/o Village- Narhi, P.S.- Andhramath, Distt- Madhubani.

... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

1.

The State of Bihar.

2.

The Department of Vigilance, Niyojit Teacher Verification Cell, Patna, Bihar.

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr.Jitendra Kumar Bharti For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr.Ajay Mishra ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SUNIL KUMAR PANWAR ORAL ORDER 18-04-2023 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned APP for the State.

The petitioner has prayed for regular bail in a case instituted for the offence under Section 420, 467, 468, 471 and 120B of the Indian Penal Code.

The allegation against the petitioner is of using forged and fabricated educational certificate to get employment as Government Teacher and working on the basis of forged certificate.

It is submitted by learned counsel for the

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.8942 of 2023(2) dt.18-04-2023 2/3 petitioner that petitioner has been falsely implicated in this case. He has committed no offence. He submitted that the certificates submitted by a candidate at a time of his joining, is verified from the concern Board, which has issued the said certificate, as such in terms of the said procedure, the certificate of the petitioner was also verified from the Bihar Sanskrit Sikchha Board, Patna and upon verification of the same, the petitioner was appointed on the said post. He further submitted that if the said certificate had found forged, the petitioner would not have allowed to join on the said post. He is languishing in judicial custody since 09.11.2022.

The application for bail is opposed by learned APP for the State and learned counsel for the Department of Vigilance.

Having heard learned counsel for the parties and considering the facts and circumstances of the case, this court is inclined to enlarge the petitioner on bail. The above named petitioner is directed to be enlarged on bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs. 10,000/- (Rs. ten thousand only) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.8942 of 2023(2) dt.18-04-2023 3/3 of the learned A.C.J.M.-I, Jhanjharpur, Madhubani in connection with Laukahi P.S. Case No. 272 of 2022. (Sunil Kumar Panwar, J) arish/- U T