Dadan Ram @ Dadan Paswan v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.19597 of 2026 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-4 Year-2026 Thana- KARAMCHAT District- Kaimur (Bhabua) ====================================================== Dadan Ram @ Dadan Paswan Son of Gena Ram Resident of Village- Thiloi, P.S.- Karamchat, District- Kaimur at Bhabhua ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr.Mukesh Kumar For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr.Nawal Kishore Prasad ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE JUSTICE SMT. SONI SHRIVASTAVA ORAL ORDER 06-04-2026 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned Additional Public Prosecutor for the State.

2. The petitioner is apprehending his arrest in a case registered for the offence punishable under Sections 316, 318 of the B.N.S.

3. The petitioner, who was the then Headmaster of the Upgraded Higher Secondary School, Sabar, is said to have defalcated the admission fee and registration fee of 36 students of science and 80 students of Arts.

4. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits, at the outset that the petitioner is the principal of the Upgraded Higher Secondary School, Sabar and the allegation against him is that he had taken admission fee and registration fee from students but due to his conduct the students could not take their examination. It is further submitted that the petitioner is

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.19597 of 2026(2) dt.06-04-2026 2/3 nowhere responsible for the offence as alleged. As a matter of fact, he had sent several mails to the Bihar School Examination Board, however, the registration process was not complete as the portal was not open. He has also submitted that the entire money has already been deposited before the Bihar School Examination Board (Annexure-5) and as such, the petitioner has not cheated any students and he has no criminal antecedent. Further, the petitioner has also been suspended.

5. Learned APP for the State has opposed the application for anticipatory bail.

6. Taking into consideration the facts and circumstances and also considering the fact that the petitioner has already been suspended and has deposited the amounts before the Bihar School Examination Board and in the development fund, let the above named petitioner in the event of his arrest or surrender before the learned Court below within a period of four weeks from today, be enlarged on bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs.10,000/- (Rupees Ten Thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the learned court below where the case is pending/successor court in connection with Karamchat P.S. Case No. 04 of 2026, subject to the condition as laid down under Section 438 (2) of the

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.19597 of 2026(2) dt.06-04-2026 3/3 Cr.P.C./482(2) of the B.N.S.S., subject to the conditions that: (I) One of the bailors would be the family member or relative.

(II) The petitioner shall cooperate in investigation/trial and in case of non-cooperation, the prosecution would be at liberty to move an application for cancelling the bail bonds of the petitioner.

(Soni Shrivastava, J) devendra/- U T