Jitu Singh @ Jeetu Singh v. The State Of Bihar And ANR.

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.20493 of 2019 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-335 Year-2017 Thana- SONO District- Jamui ====================================================== Jitu Singh @ Jeetu Singh Son of Late Birendra Singh, Resident of VillageChain, Police Station- Jhajha, District- Jamui, Presently posted as teacher at Primary School, Asouta, P.S.- Sono, District- Jamui (Bihar) ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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The State of Bihar 2.

The State Vigilance Department through its Sub Inspector, Vigilance Investigation bureau camp, Jamu Jamui ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr. Prabhat Ranjan Singh For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr. Ajay Mishra ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE VINOD KUMAR SINHA ORAL ORDER 08-05-2019 This is an application for grant of anticipatory bail in connection with Sono P.S. Case No. 335 of 2017, disclosing offences under Sections 420, 467, 468, 471, 120(B) of the Indian Penal Code.

Allegation against the petitioner is of obtaining job of teacher on the basis of forged certificate.

Submission of learned counsel for the petitioner is that the petitioner has falsely been implicated in this case and ready to abide by any condition imposed on him and it has also been submitted that no action has been taken against the petitioner while the petitioner himself stopped going to the school. Further submission is that other co-accused persons

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.20493 of 2019(3) dt.08-05-2019 2/2 have already been granted privilege of anticipatory bail by different Coordinate Benches of this Court vide order dated 08.10.2018 passed in Cr. Misc. No. 48324 of 2018 and vide order dated 11.12.2018 passed in Cr. Misc. No. 57857 of 2018. Heard learned counsel for the vigilance also. Having heard both sides, considering the fact that other co-accused persons have already been granted anticipatory bail, this application is allowed. Let the petitioner, above named, in the event of his arrest or surrender before the court below within six weeks, be released on bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs. 25,000/- (Rupees Twenty Five Thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned A.C.J.M., Jamui, in connection with Sono P.S. Case No. 335 of 2017, subject to the condition laid down under Section 438(2) of the Code of Criminal Procedure.

This is further subject to the condition that he has to cooperate in investigation and it is also made clear that the order of granting bail will not debar authority to take any action against the petitioner.

(Vinod Kumar Sinha, J) Amjad/- U T