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Patna High CourtCR. MISC./23281/2019bail granted

Smt. Kamla Devi @ Kamla Devi v. The State Of Bihar

2019-08-26Mr. Justice Vinod Kumar Sinha2 pages

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.23281 of 2019 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-99 Year-2018 Thana- MANJHI District- Saran ====================================================== Smt. KAMLA DEVI @ KAMLA DEVI Wife of Shri Purushotam Pandey Resident of Village - Modipur, P.S.- Manjhi, Distt - Saran. ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr.Dr. Alok Kumar Sinha For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr.Gauri Shankar Gupta ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE VINOD KUMAR SINHA ORAL ORDER 26-08-2019 This application, for grant of anticipatory bail, arises out of Manjhi P.S. Case No. 99 of 2018, disclosing offences under Sections 467, 468, 471, 420, 120B/511 of the Indian Penal Code.

Petitioner happens to be member of Panchayat Samiti and allegation against her is that she has recommended the application for one Manoj Sah for old age pension on the basis of forged documents.

Submission of learned counsel for the petitioner is that she has falsely been implicated in this case and the application for grant of old age pension was produced before the petitioner along with Aadhar Card and as such, she recommended for old age pension. Moreover, she is not the authority to grant the old age pension, as she is only the

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.23281 of 2019(5) dt.26-08-2019 2/2 Member in Panchayat Samiti.

Heard learned A.P.P. also.

Having heard both sides, in view of the above facts, this application is allowed. Let the petitioner, above named, in the event of her arrest or surrender before the court below within six weeks, be released on bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs. 25,000/- (Rupees Twenty five Thousand) each with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned Chief Judicial Magistrate, Saran at Chapra, in connection with Manjhi P.S. Case No. 99 of 2018, subject to the condition laid down under Section 438 (2) of the Code of Criminal Procedure. (Vinod Kumar Sinha, J) sunilkumar/- U T