Soni Kumari And ORS v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

Criminal Miscellaneous No.7883 of 2017 Arising Out of PS.Case No. -958 Year- 2016 Thana -BANKA District- BANKA ====================================================== 1.

Soni Kumari, daughter of Paras Kumar Sah, resident of villageAsharganj, P.S.-Asharganj, District- Munger, 2.

Arya Kumari, daughter of Vinod Yadav, resident of village-Kushmaha, P.S.-Bounsi, District- Banka & 3.

Janki Devi @ Janki Kumari, daughter of Nand Kishore Manjhi, resident of village-Kenuva Tikar, P.S.-Barahat, District- Banka. .... .... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s : Mr. Rajive Ranjan Singh, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s : Mr. S. Ehteshamuddin, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SANJAY PRIYA ORAL ORDER 3/ 24-03-2017 Heard learned counsel for the Petitioners and the State.

The Petitioners apprehend their arrest in Banka P.S. Case No.958 of 2016 instituted for the offence under Section(s) 420, 467, 468, 471, 120-B/34 Indian Penal Code pending in the Court of the Chief Judicial Magistrate, Banka. As per written report, in compliance of the order of the Patna High Court passed in CWJC No.15459 of 2014, educational certificates of the contractual teachers appointed from 2006 till 2016 were got examined from the Vigilance Department and the certificates submitted by these petitioners were found to be forged. Relevant document with regard to

Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.7883 of 2017 (3) dt.24-03-2017 2/2 verification of BETET result has been annexed with the report. It has been submitted on behalf of the petitioners that for such allegations their services have also been terminated. Learned Sessions Judge has mentioned in the impugned order that the matter is still under investigation by the police.

In view of such, this Court does not find it a fit case for grant of anticipatory bail.

Prayer is rejected.

The petitioners may surrender before the Court below and seek regular bail, which shall be considered and disposed of on its own merit without being prejudiced by this order.

(Sanjay Priya, J) JA/- U T