Patna High CourtCR. MISC./40026/2024bail granted

Savita Sahani v. The State Of Bihar

2024-08-23Mr. Justice Chandra Prakash Singh3 pages

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.40026 of 2024 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-46 Year-2016 Thana- EKANGARSARAI District- Nalanda ====================================================== Savita Sahani D/O LATE RAJ KUMAR SAHANI, WIFE OF GORAKH NATH SAHANI presently residing at House no. 63/A, Balram Dey Street, Girish Park Oas Farmer, Kolkata, Police station- Jorasanko, District Kolkata, WB ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

The State of Bihar BIHAR 2.

Virendra Singh @ Virendra Nandan Kumar Son of Laxmi Singh Resident of Village Chaurahi police station Ekangarsarai, District Nalanda ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr.Ravi Shanker Pankaj For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr.Rajendra Singh ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE CHANDRA PRAKASH SINGH ORAL ORDER 23-08-2024 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned Additional Public Prosecutor for the State.

2. The petitioner is apprehending her arrest in connection with Ekangarsarai P.S. Case No. 46 of 2016 dated 12.03.2016 registered for the offence punishable u/ss 420, 467, 468, 471/ 120B of the Indian Penal Code and Section 3 of the Bihar Protection of Interest of Depositors (In Finance Establishment) Act.

3. As per the prosecution case, the petitioner and the co-accused persons are alleged to have allured several persons

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.40026 of 2024(2) dt.23-08-2024 2/3 to deposit the amount in the non-banking company which will be double in five years and triple in seven years. Subsequently, the petitioner and the Directors of the aforesaid company closed the local office and got disappeared.

4. Learned counsel for the petitioner has submitted that the petitioner has falsely been implicated in this case. Similarly situated co-accused has already been granted anticipatory bail by this court vide order dated 03.05.2024 passed in Cr. Misc No. 13673 of 2024. The petitioner is a lady who is only an agent of the aforesaid company. The petitioner has no criminal antecedent as stated in para 3 of the bail petition.

5. Learned A.P.P. for the State has vehemently opposed the prayer for anticipatory bail of the petitioner.

6. Considering the aforesaid facts and circumstances of the case, let the above named petitioner, in the event of his arrest/surrender within a period of six weeks from today, be enlarged on anticipatory bail on furnishing bail-bond of Rs. 20,000/- (Rupees twenty thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the learned court concerned, Patna in connection with Ekangarsarai P.S. Case No. 46 of 2016, subject to conditions as laid down under

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.40026 of 2024(2) dt.23-08-2024 3/3 section 438(2) of the Code of Criminal Procedure.

7. The application stands allowed.

(Chandra Prakash Singh, J) guddukr/- U T