Devi Kumari v. The Central Bureau Of Investigation

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.21706 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-8 Year-2014 Thana- C.B.I CASE District- Patna ====================================================== Devi Kumari Wife of Kishunjee Yadav, R/o Village - Choudharahan, P.S.- Rampatti, Distt.- Madhubani.

... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

The Central Bureau of Investigation Bihar ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr. Santosh Kumar, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr. Nilanjan Chatterjee, Advocate Mr. Anirvan Choudhari, Advocate Mr. Ujjwal Raj, Advocate Mr. Sahil Kumar, Advocate ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE PRABHAT KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER 15-10-2025 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned A.P.P. for the State.

2. The petitioner apprehends her arrest in a case registered for the offences punishable under Sections 120B, 420, 468 and 471 of the IPC and under Section 13(2) read with Section 13(1)(d) of the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988. Later on, cognizance has been taken under Sections 420 and 471 of the IPC.

3. As per prosecution case, the allegation against this petitioner is that he obtained appointment on the post of "Dak Sevak" on the basis of forged and fabricated documents.

4. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that petitioner is innocent and has committed no offence. Petitioner was appointed on the post of Gramin Dak Sevak after full verification of all his documents and certificates by the concerned

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.21706 of 2025(4) dt.15-10-2025 2/2 department, but later on, same have been declared as forged and fabricated without proper verification or giving any notice to the petitioner. It is further submitted that petitioner has already been terminated from her services. Petitioner claims clean antecedent.

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

6. Considering the aforesaid facts and circumstances of the case and the fact that petitioner has already been terminated from the services and also considering the clean antecedent of the petitioner, let the petitioner, above-named, in the event of her arrest / surrender before the learned trial Court within a period of eight weeks from today, be enlarged on bail on furnishing bail bonds of Rs. 10,000/- (Rupees Ten Thousand Only) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned Special Judge, CBI, Muzaffarpur, in connection with RC 02320 14A0008, dated 23.05.2014, subject to the condition as laid down under Section 438(2) of the Cr.P.C. / Section 482(2) of the B.N.S.S., 2023.

(Prabhat Kumar Singh, J) Shahnawaz/- U T