Rita Devi @ Sanju Devi v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.31280 of 2023 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-48 Year-2013 Thana- MAHUA District- Vaishali ====================================================== RITA DEVI @ SANJU DEVI Wife of Late Santosh Singh Resident of Village - Bharatpur Singhara Dakshini, P.S.- Mahua, District - Vaishali. ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

The State of Bihar.

... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr. Bhaskar Shankar For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr. Humayou Ahmad Khan ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ANJANI KUMAR SHARAN ORAL ORDER 18-08-2023 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned A.P.P. for the State

2. The petitioner apprehends her arrest in Mahua P.S. Case No. 48/2013 registered for the offences punishable under Sections 406, 409, 420, 467, 468 & 471/34 of the Indian Penal Code pending in the Court of learned C.J.M., Vaishali.

3. The petitioner is said to be introducer of an account holders in whose name forged account was opened.

4. It is submitted by learned counsel for the petitioner that no such occurrence as alleged ever took place. She has been falsely implicated in this case. It is further submitted that petitioner is not named in the F.I.R. The name of the petitioner transpired in this case during course of investigation on the supervision of S.D.P.O., Mahua in which he alleged that

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.31280 of 2023(3) dt.18-08-2023 2/2 petitioner introduced Sarita Devi and Asharfi Sahni to the Post Office in opening bank account. The allegation levelled against the petitioner is not specific rather general and omnibus in nature. It is further submitted that petitioner is a widow and is the only earning member of her family. Petitioner has no criminal antecedent as mentioned in para-3 of this application.

5. Learned APP for the State vehemently opposing the bail petition submitted that from perusal of the case diary, it appears that the petitioner is also involved in this nefarious game.

6. Considering the facts and circumstances of case, I am not inclined to enlarge the petitioner on anticipatory bail. The prayer for anticipatory bail of the petitioner is hereby rejected. However, if the petitioner surrenders before the learned Court below within six weeks from today and seek regular bail, the learned Court below would pass order on the same day in accordance with law without being prejudiced by this order considering the fact that petitioner is a widow and bread earner of her family.

(Anjani Kumar Sharan, J) Trivedi/- U T