Patna High CourtCR. MISC./20102/2020rejected

Ranju Devi @ Manju Devi v. The State Of Bihar

2020-06-23Mr. Justice Prabhat Kumar Jha2 pages

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.20102 of 2020 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-165 Year-2018 Thana- CHANAN District- Lakhisarai ====================================================== RANJU DEVI @ MANJU DEVI Wife of Dinesh Kumar Yadav Resident of Village - Harbanspur, P.S. - Chanan, District - Lakhisarai. ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr.Anuj Kumar For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr.Binod Kumar ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE PRABHAT KUMAR JHA ORAL ORDER 23-06-2020 Heard both sides through Video Conferencing.

The petitioner apprehends her arrest in Chanan P.S. Case No.165 of 2018 registered under Sections 406, 409 and 420 of the Indian Penal Code.

The prayer for anticipatory bail of the petitioner was earlier rejected vide order dated 03.04.2019 passed in Cr. Misc. No.20624 of 2019.

The learned counsel for the petitioner submits that in sum and substance, the allegation is that the petitioner being the Secretary of the school and the Headmaster of Primary Middle School, Harvanspur withdrew Rs.16,13,700/- meant for construction of school building but no school building was constructed. The petitioner and the Headmaster of the school misappropriated the entire amount. The learned counsel for the

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.20102 of 2020(2) dt.23-06-2020 2/2 petitioner submits that petitioner is a lady and the Headmaster has already deposited the entire amount but I find no new ground. There is a serious allegation against the petitioner that the petitioner and the Headmaster of the school withdrew Rs.16,13,700/- in the financial year 2014-15 but the petitioner did not respond for four years nor constructed the school building.

Taking into consideration the facts aforesaid, I am not inclined to enlarge the petitioner on anticipatory bail. Accordingly, the same is rejected.

(Prabhat Kumar Jha, J) Saurabh/- U T