Anshu Kumari v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.20273 of 2024 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-478 Year-2023 Thana- KATIHAR NAGAR District- Katihar ====================================================== Anshu Kumari Daughter Of Surendra Sah Resident Of Village- Ganaul Narayanpur, Ps- Bhavanipur, Distt- Bhagalpur ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr.Dwij Raj, Adv.

For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr.Damodar Prasad Tiwary, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE CHANDRA PRAKASH SINGH ORAL ORDER 16-04-2024 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned Additional Public Prosecutor for the State.

2. The petitioner is apprehending her arrest in a case in connection with Katihar (N) P.S. Case No. 478 of 2023 dated 25.06.2023 registered for the offences punishable u/ss 419, 420 read with section 34 of the Indian Penal Code and u/s 3/10 Bihar Conduct of Examination Act.

3. As per the prosecution case, the police apprehended the co-accused, Mausami Kumari who appeared in place of the petitioner during the examination of Para Medical Inter Examination, 2023.

4. Learned counsel for the petitioner has submitted that the petitioner is innocent and has falsely been implicated in

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.20273 of 2024(2) dt.16-04-2024 2/2 this case. Learned counsel has further submitted that the coaccused is full sister of the petitioner but the petitioner has no knowledge about this examination given by her sister. It is further submitted that the petitioner has no concern with the alleged offence. The petitioner is a lady and she has no criminal antecedent as stated in para 3 of the bail petition.

5. Learned A.P.P. for the State has vehemently opposed the anticipatory bail petition of the petitioner.

6. Considering the aforesaid facts and circumstances of the case as well as the nature of allegation against the petitioner, let the above named petitioner, in the event of her arrest/surrender within a period of six weeks from today, be enlarged on bail on furnishing bail-bond of Rs. 20,000/- (Rupees twenty thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the learned court concerned, Katihar in connection with Katihar (N) P.S. Case No. 478 of 2023, subject to conditions as laid down under section 438(2) of the Code of Criminal Procedure.

7. The application stands allowed.

(Chandra Prakash Singh, J) Gautam/- U T