Ravi Shekhar Sudhanshu @ Ravi Shankar Sudhansu v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.25732 of 2024 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-64 Year-2022 Thana- AKILPUR District- Saran ====================================================== Ravi Shekhar Sudhanshu @ Ravi Shankar Sudhansu S/O Late Ram Lakhi Singh R/O Village- Manas Naya Panapur, P.S- Akilpur And Distt.- Patna. ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

The State Of Bihar ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :

For the Petitioner/s :

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

Mr.Ajay Mishra, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE RAJEEV RANJAN PRASAD ORAL ORDER 14-11-2024 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned APP for the State.

2. The petitioner, in the present case, is seeking regular bail in connection with Akilpur P.S. Case No.64 of 2022 registered for the offences punishable under Sections 420, 467, 468, 471 and 120B of the Indian Penal Code. The petitioner has got no criminal antecedent. He is in custody since 13.09.2023.

3. As per the prosecution story, the allegation against the petitioner is that he had obtained his appointment as Panchayat Shiksha Mitra on the basis of fake certificate.

4. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner is innocent and has been falsely implicated in this case. Learned counsel submits that the prosecution story is false and concocted.

5. Learned A.P.P. for the State has opposed the prayer

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.25732 of 2024(3) dt.14-11-2024 2/2 for bail of the petitioner.

6. Having regard to the submission that the petitioner has already lost his job and he has remained in custody for more than one year two months as also that he has no criminal antecedent, this Court directs release of the petitioner above named on bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs.25,000/- (Rupees Twenty Five Thousand Only) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned Judicial Magistrate-1st Class, Saran at Chapra in connection with Akilpur P.S. Case No.64 of 2022, subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 437(3) Cr.P.C.

7. And further condition that the court below shall verify the criminal antecedent of the petitioner and in case at any stage it is found that the petitioner has concealed his criminal antecedent, the court below shall take step for cancellation of bail bond of the petitioner. However, the acceptance of bail bonds in terms of the above-mentioned order shall not be delayed for purpose of or in the name of verification.

8. This application stands allowed.

(Rajeev Ranjan Prasad, J) arvind/- U T