Hari Nandan Yadav v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.33976 of 2024 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-154 Year-2023 Thana- RAGHOPUR District- Supaul ====================================================== Hari Nandan Yadav son of Rameshwar Yadav Resident of Village- Nakta, Ward No. 08, Panchayat- Telwa, P.S.- Supaul, Dist.- Supaul, State - Bihar852130. ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

1.

The State of Bihar 2.

Sulekha Kumari, Wife of Santosh Kumar Mandal (Informant) Resident of Village- Manipur, P.O.- Simraha, Dist.- Araria, At present posted on the post of Child Development Project Officer, Raghopur, Dist.- Supaul, Bihar ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr.Kuldeep Kumar For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr.Parmeshwar Mehta ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SATYAVRAT VERMA ORAL ORDER 02-08-2024

1. Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned APP for the State.

2. The petitioner seeks bail in anticipation of his arrest in a case registered for the offences punishable under Sections 409/ 34 of the Indian Penal Code.

3. The learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner has antecedent of one case. It is next submitted that Dharmendra Prasad @ Dharmendra Prasad Singh had approached this Court seeking anticipatory bail by filing Cr. Misc. No.71708 of 2023 and the same was allowed by an order dated 09.05.2024. It is next submitted that the dispute in the instant F.I.R. relates to selection of Aanganbari Sewika and

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.33976 of 2024(3) dt.02-08-2024 2/2 Dharmendra Prasad, at the relevant time, was the Mukhiya and the petitioner was the Panchayat Secretary. It is next submitted that the case of Dharmendra Prasad was considered on merit and thereafter, he was granted the privilege of anticipatory bail and the case of the petitioner is also on a similar footing and thus, based on parity, the learned counsel seeks anticipatory bail for the petitioner.

4. Learned A.P.P. opposes the anticipatory bail application.

5. Considering the submissions made by the learned counsel for the petitioner, the petitioner, above-named, in the event of his arrest or surrender before the learned Court below within a period of six weeks, is directed to be released on bail on his furnishing bail-bonds in the sum of Rs. 10,000/- (Rupees Ten Thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the learned A.C.J.M.-1, Birpur, Supaul in connection with Raghopur P. S. Case No.154 of 2023, subject to the conditions laid down under Section 438(2) of the Cr.P.C.

6. The application stands allowed.

(Satyavrat Verma, J) vikash/- U T