Arvind Ravidas v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.23361 of 2023 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-271 Year-2022 Thana- KHARHAGPUR District- Munger ====================================================== ARVIND RAVIDAS Son of Late Shiv Shankar Ravidas Resident of village - Bariyarpur Basti, P.S.- Bariyarpur, District - Munger. ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr. K.P. Singh, SR. Adv.

Mr. Ashok Kumar Sinha No.3 For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr.Syed Ehteshamuddin ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SUNIL KUMAR PANWAR ORAL ORDER 22-05-2023 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned APP for the State.

The petitioner has prayed for bail in a case registered for the offence punishable under sections 420, 467, 468, 471 of the Indian Penal Code.

As per allegation in the FIR, petitioner is a retired teacher. It is alleged that after verification of the educational certificates of the petitioner it was found to be forged. He was in service on the basis of forged educational certificates and after retirement he got all the monetary benefits from the Department illegally and then the present FIR.

It is submitted by learned counsel for the petitioner that petitioner has been falsely implicated in this case due to

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.23361 of 2023(2) dt.22-05-2023 2/2 departmental grudge and for ulterior motive. He retired from service on 30.4.2019 and he got his all benefits and also received mention for about 19 months thereafter the case has been filed. The FIR has been filed after a delay of 32 years. It is a departmental matter and constitutional civil right matter for which no criminal case is made out against the petitioner. No specific allegation is levelled against the petitioner. He has no concern with the forged certificate. Petitioner is a man of clean antecedent and languishing in judicial custody since 6.2.2023. The application for bail is opposed by learned APP for the State.

Having heard learned counsel for the parties and considering the facts and circumstances of the case, this court is inclined to enlarge the petitioner on bail. The above named petitioner is directed to be enlarged on bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs. 10,000/- (Rs. ten thousand only) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the learned ACJMIV, Munger in connection with Kharagpur P.S. Case No. 271 of 2022.

(Sunil Kumar Panwar, J) arish/- U