Smt. Jayshree Thakur v. The State Of Bihar Through The Superintendent Of Police, Economic Offence Unit, Bihar, Patna

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

Criminal Miscellaneous No.27029 of 2016 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-29 Year-2013 Thana- ECONOMIC OFFENCES, BIHAR District- Patna ====================================================== Smt. Jayshree Thakur D/o Late Ganesh Thakur, W/o Shri Rajesh Kumar Choudhary resident of Village- Manihari, P.S.- Dhong, District- Sitamarhi, at present residing at 404, Sundaram Apartment, Tilka Manjhi, Bhagalpur, P.S.- Tilka Manjhi, District- Bhagalpur, at present posted as Additional District Magistrate (Suspended), Bhagalpur, District- Bhagalpur. ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

The State of Bihar Through The Superintendent of Police, Economic offence Unit, Bihar, Patna ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr. Pranav Kumar Jha For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr. V.N.P.Sinha(For Eou) ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SANJAY PRIYA ORAL ORDER 18-07-2018 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned counsel for the Economic Offence Unit.

The petitioner apprehends her arrest in Economic Offence Unit P.S. case no. 29 of 2013 instituted for the offence under Section(s) 13(2) read with 13(1)(e) of Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988 pending in the Court of the Special Judge, Vigilance-1,Patna.

In the written report, it is alleged against this petitioner that while she was posted as Land Acquisition Officer , Banka she had very bad reputation of taking illegal money. It is further alleged that during course of her posting and service career, check in period from 12.1.1987 to 13.6.2013, it was

Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.27029 of 2016(27) dt.18-07-2018 2/3 found that she amassed disproportionate assets in her name as well as in the the name of her son and daughter and other relatives to her known source of income valued at Rs. 2, 27,76,766/-(Two crores twenty seven lacs seventy six thousand seven hundred sixty six ).

Learned counsel for the Economic Offence Unit has submitted that charge sheet has been submitted against this petitioner. The disproportionate asset has been found to be more than Rs. 13 crores. It is further submitted that one more case has also been filed against this petitioner for manipulating the record of Land Acquisition Office and getting the compensation amount for land acquired in her name which is pending against this petitioner at present. It is further pointed out that petitioner has been departmentally proceeded and she has also been put under suspension.

Learned counsel for the petitioner has submitted that petitioner has been granted anticipatory bail in another case vide order dated 09.05.2016 passed in Cr. Misc. no. 29716 of 2015 (Annexure-4).

This Court, after looking into the allegation made in the written report and keeping in view the fact that another case is pending against petitioner as also the fact that she was having

Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.27029 of 2016(27) dt.18-07-2018 3/3 very bad reputation, this Court is not inclined to grant anticipatory bail to the petitioner.

Prayer for anticipatory bail to the petitioner stands rejected.

Petitioner may surrender before the Court below and make prayer for regular bail which shall be considered and disposed of on its own merit in accordance with law without being prejudiced by the present order.

(Sanjay Priya, J) shyambihari/- U T