Reena Kumari @ Rina Kumari v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.25586 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-131 Year-2017 Thana- BHAGWANPUR District- Begusarai ====================================================== Reena Kumari @ Rina Kumari Wife of Subodh Thakur @ Subodh Kumar Thakur R/O Vill- Ward No. 10, Hadipur Siuri, P.S.- Manjhaul, DistrictBegusarai ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

1.

The State of Bihar BIHAR 2.

The Vigilance Department of Bihar, Patna Patna ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr. Rajesh Kumar, Advocate For the Vigilance : Mr. Arvind Kumar, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr. Ajay Mishra, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE RAJESH KUMAR VERMA ORAL ORDER 24-07-2025 Learned counsel for the petitioner is permitted to make necessary correction in paragraph-1 as well as prayer portion of the bail petition, in course of the day.

2. Heard Mr. Rajesh Kumar, learned counsel for the petitioner, Mr. Arvind Kumar, learned counsel for the Vigilance and Mr. Ajay Mishra, learned APP for the State.

3. The petitioner is apprehending her arrest in connection with Bhagwanpur P.S. Case No. 131 of 2017, F.I.R. dated 27.07.2017 registered for the offences punishable under Sections 467, 468, 471, 420, 120B/34 of the Indian Penal Code.

4. Allegation against the petitioner is that she had obtained appointment on the post of Panchayat Teacher on the basis of forged certificates.

5. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.25586 of 2025(4) dt.24-07-2025 2/3 pursuant to the direction of this Court passed in the Public Interest Litigation i.e. CWJC No. 15459 of 2014, the present F.I.R. was instituted against the petitioner and other similarly situated coaccused persons. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the allegation as alleged in the F.I.R. is false and fabricated and the petitioner has not committed any offence as alleged in the F.I.R. In fact, the petitioner has submitted all the documents which she has received from the competent authority/University and after due verification the authority has issued appointment letter in favour of the petitioner and after the present F.I.R. instituted against the petitioner, the petitioner has resigned from the post in question. He further submits that other similarly situated co-accused persons have been granted the privilege of anticipatory bail by this Court.

6. Learned counsel for the Vigilance as well as learned APP for the State, on the other hand, has opposed the prayer for anticipatory bail of the petitioner.

7. Considering the facts and circumstances of the case and the fact that the petitioner having clean antecedent and she has resigned from the post in question, let the petitioner, above named, in the event of her arrest or surrender before the court below within a period of thirty days from the date of receipt of the order, be released on bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs. 10,000/- (Rupees Ten Thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.25586 of 2025(4) dt.24-07-2025 3/3 satisfaction of learned Chief Judicial Magistrate, Begusarai in connection with Bhagwanpur P.S. Case No. 131 of 2017, subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 438(2) of the Code of Criminal Procedure/ Section 482(2) of BNSS, 2023 and with other following conditions :-

(1) Petitioner shall co-operate in the trial and shall be properly represented on each and every date fixed by the Court and shall remain physically present as directed by the Court and on her absence on two consecutive dates without sufficient reason, her bail bond shall be cancelled by the Court below.

(2) If the petitioner tampers with the evidence or the witness, in that case, the prosecution will be at liberty to move for cancellation of bail.

(3) And, further condition that the court below shall verify the criminal antecedent of the petitioner and in case at any stage, it is found that the petitioner has concealed her criminal antecedent, the court below shall take step for cancellation of bail bond of the petitioner. However, the acceptance of bail bonds in terms of the above-mentioned order shall not be delayed for purpose of or in the name of verification.

(Rajesh Kumar Verma, J) Ibrar//- U