Puja Kumari v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.17286 of 2021 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-8 Year-2020 Thana- KOTHIGRAM District- Gaya ====================================================== Puja Kumari Daughter of Rampravesh Kumar Resident of Village Kendua, P.S. Imamganj, District - Gaya.

... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

1.

The State Of Bihar 2.

The vigilance Department of Bihar,Patna. Bihar ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr. Anil Kumar Saxena For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr. A.G ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SUNIL KUMAR PANWAR ORAL ORDER 21-01-2022 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned APP for the State.

Learned counsel for the petitioner is expected to honour his undertaking given in the instant case for depositing the requisite court fee and to remove the defects as pointed out by the office when called upon to do so by the office.

The petitioner is apprehending her arrest in a case registered for the offences punishable under Sections 420, 467, 468, 471, 120(B) of the Indian Penal Code.

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.17286 of 2021(2) dt.21-01-2022 2/3 It is alleged against the petitioner that she got employment as Panchayat Teacher on the basis of forged BETET mark-sheet.

It is submitted by learned counsel for the petitioner that the petitioner has already been terminated from the service. The petitioner has submitted the BETET mark-sheet after receiving the same through online mode in the official website of the Board and the same has not been verified by the Board. Moreover, other similarly situated co-accused persons whose certificates were also found forged have been granted anticipatory bail by this Court vide Cr. Misc. No. 76800 of 2018.

In the facts and circumstance of the case, let the petitioner, above named, in the event of her arrest or surrender before the Court below within a period of four weeks from today, be released on anticipatory bail on furnishing bail bonds of Rs. 10,000/-(Ten Thousands) with two sureties of the like amount each to the

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.17286 of 2021(2) dt.21-01-2022 3/3 satisfaction of learned Sub-Divisional Judicial Magistrate, Sherghati, Gaya in connection with Kothi P.S. Case No. 8 of 2020, subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 438(2) of the Cr.P.C.

(Sunil Kumar Panwar, J) Shageer/- U T