Umesh Kumar Pathak @ Umesh Pathak v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.18258 of 2019 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-279 Year-2018 Thana- SIMRI District- Buxar ====================================================== UMESH KUMAR PATHAK @ UMESH PATHAK aged about 34 years, Male, Son of Sri Baban Jee Pathak Resident of Village- Niyajipur, P.S.- Simiri (TRHOP), District- Buxar.

... ... Petitioner

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr.Sanjay Kumar For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr.Ajay Mishra ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE RAJEEV RANJAN PRASAD ORAL ORDER 02-04-2019 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned Additional Public Prosecutor for the State.

The petitioner is seeking anticipatory bail in connection with Simri P.S. Case No. 279/2018 registered under Sections 420, 467, 468, 471 of the Indian Penal Code, pending in the court of learned A.C.J.M. - IV, Buxar. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the case has been lodged against the petitioner alleging that he had got appointment as consultant (Kissan Salahkar) on the basis of forged certificate of Matriculation and Intermediate. Learned A.P.P. submits that in course of verification of the certificates the Bihar School Examination Board has vide it's letter no. 2433 dated 12.09.2018 available on the record informed the District Agriculture Officer, Buxar that the

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.18258 of 2019(2) dt.02-04-2019 2/2 certificate which was sent for verification is not in respect of this petitioner. The said certificate is in the name of one Janardan Ray.

After hearing learned counsel for the petitioner and learned counsel for the State and on perusal of the records finding the seriousness of the allegation whereunder it is the case against the petitioner that he had got his appointment on the basis of the forged certificates, this court is not inclined to grant privilege of anticipatory bail to the petitioner. Accordingly, prayer for anticipatory bail of the petitioner is refused.

In case, petitioner surrenders and prays for regular bail in the court below within a period of four weeks from today, his prayer shall be considered by the court below on it's own merit without being prejudiced by the orders of this court. (Rajeev Ranjan Prasad, J) Rajeev/- U T