Ram Pravesh Kumar Paswan v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.18248 of 2023 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-315 Year-2022 Thana- HALSI District- Lakhisarai ====================================================== Ram Pravesh Kumar Paswan, Son of Piyare Paswan, R/O Village- Bardokhar, P.S.- Halsi, District- Lakhisarai ... ... Petitioner

Versus

The State of Bihar ... ... Opposite Party ====================================================== Appearance :

For the Petitioner/s :

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

Mr. Ajay Mishra, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE RAJEEV RANJAN PRASAD ORAL ORDER 05-06-2023 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned APP for the State.

The petitioner in the present case is seeking pre-arrest bail in connection with Halsi P.S. Case No. 315 of 2022 registered for the offences punishable under Sections 420, 467, 468, 471, 120(B) of the Indian Penal Code. He has no criminal antecedent. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the allegation against the petitioner is of using forged documents for the appointment on the post of Niyojit Teacher. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner is innocent and has falsely been implicated in the present case.

Learned APP for the State has opposed the prayer for anticipatory bail of the petitioner.

Having regard to the kind of allegations made in the report of the Department of Vigilance in Memo No. 13379 wherein

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.18248 of 2023(2) dt.05-06-2023 2/2 it is alleged that even after verification from the Bihar School Examination Board, Patna it has been found that the petitioner had obtained his appointment on the basis of a forged certificate and further fact that the impugned action has been taken in the light of the directions issued by this Court in CWJC No. 15459 of 2014 and even after giving two opportunities to such candidates who had obtained appointments on the basis of forged certificates to resign themselves and get amnesty, the petitioner did not choose to resign, the allegations being serious in nature, this Court is not inclined to grant privilege of anticipatory bail to the petitioner. The prayer for anticipatory bail of the petitioner is, thus, refused.

In case the petitioner surrenders and prays for regular bail in the court below within a period of four weeks from today, his prayer for regular bail shall be considered on its own merit without being prejudice by the order of this Court. This application stands disposed of.

(Rajeev Ranjan Prasad, J) SUSHMA2/- U T