Lal Babu Prasad v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.27965 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-571 Year-2024 Thana- SUGAULI District- East Champaran ====================================================== Lal Babu Prasad S/o Ramashray Prasad R/o Village- Lachhnauta, P.S.- Sathi, District- West Champaran ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

1.

The State of Bihar 2.

A.D.G.P., Vigilance Department, Bihar, Patna Bihar ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :

For the Petitioner :

Mr. Rahul Singh, Advocate For the State :

Mr. Amitesh Kumar, APP For the Vigilance :

Mr. Arvind Kumar, Spl.PP Mr. Paritosh Parimal, Advocate ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE PRABHAT KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER 23-06-2025 Heard learned counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioner, learned A.P.P. appearing on behalf of the State and learned counsel for the Vigilance.

2. The petitioner apprehends his arrest in a case registered for the offence punishable under Sections 420, 467, 468, 471 and 120B of the Indian Penal Code.

3. As per the prosecution case, this petitioner is alleged to have obtained appointment on the post of "Block Teacher" on the basis of forged and fabricated certificate.

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.27965 of 2025(3) dt.23-06-2025 2/3

4. It is submitted by learned counsel for the petitioner that petitioner is quite innocent and has committed no offence. Petitioner was appointed as Block Teacher after investigation of all his certificates by the concerned department, but later on, same have been declared as forged and fabricated without proper verification or giving any notice to the petitioner. Moreover, services of the petitioner has already been terminated vide Memo No. 16 dated 09.01.2025 (Annexure-P/2 to this petition). Petitioner claims clean antecedent.

5. Learned A.P.P. for the State and learned counsel appearing on behalf of the Vigilance have vehemently opposed the prayer for grant of anticipatory bail to the petitioner.

6. Considering the nature of accusation, fact that services of petitioner has already been terminated and clean antecedents of the petitioner, the prayer for grant of anticipatory bail to the petitioner is allowed.

7. Accordingly, in the event of arrest/surrender within a period of eight weeks from today, let the above named petitioner be enlarged on bail on furnishing bail-bond of Rs. 10,000/- (ten thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned Judicial Magistrate Ist Class, Sadar, Motihar, East Champaran in connection with Sugauli P.S.

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.27965 of 2025(3) dt.23-06-2025 3/3 Case No. 571 of 2024, subject to condition as laid down under Section 438(2) of the Code of Criminal Procedure. (Prabhat Kumar Singh, J) shashank/- U T