Radha Devi v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.23821 of 2023 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-597 Year-2022 Thana- GAURICHAK District- Patna ====================================================== Radha Devi Wife Of Bhim Paswan @ Bhim Sen Resident of village - Dost Mahammanhadpur, P.O. - Bijpura (Vijaypura), P.S. - Dhanarua, Distt. - Patna, at present resident of village - Lahladpur (Lahladpur dih), P.S. - Gaurichak, Distt. - Patna ... ... Petitioner/s

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THE STATE OF BIHAR ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr. Bharat Lal, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr. Parmeshwar Mehta, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SATYAVRAT VERMA ORAL ORDER 10-07-2023 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned A.P.P. for the State.

The petitioner apprehends her arrest in a case registered for the offences punishable under Sections 409 and 420 of the Indian Penal Code.

Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner is a woman having clean antecedent and the informant alleges that irregularity was committed in implementation of Gramin Payjal Yojana and Gramin Gali Nali Pakkikaran Yojana which surfaced on account of an inquiry conducted by District Panchayati Raj Officer along with other officials wherein it was found that money has been withdrawn and the work was not completed.

Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.23821 of 2023(2) dt.10-07-2023 2/2 petitioner has been falsely implicated in the present case, it is further submitted that the petitioner was appointed as Ward Sachiv of Ward No. 2 on 09.04.2018 for two years and during her tenure only Gramin Gali Nali Pakkikaran Yojana scheme was started and the same was completed with respect to Ward No.2. It is next submitted that in the report of the District Panchayati Raj Officer, no specific allegation is alleged against the petitioner.

Learned A.P.P. for the State opposes the prayer for anticipatory bail of the petitioner.

Considering the submissions made by the learned counsel for the petitioner and the fact that the petitioner is a woman, the petitioner above-named, in the event of her arrest or surrender before the learned Court below within a period of six weeks from today, be released on anticipatory bail on furnishing bail bonds of Rs. 10,000/- (Rupees Ten Thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the learned court below where the case is pending/successor court in connection with Gaurichak P.S. Case No. 597 of 2022 subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 438 (2) of the Cr.P.C. (Satyavrat Verma, J) Rishi/- U T