Channa Devi v. The State Of Bihar
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.42994 of 2024 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-281 Year-2023 Thana- PHULPARAS District- Madhubani ====================================================== Channa Devi wife of Ajay Sadai @ Saday @ Ajay Kumar Saday VillageBelha Ps- Phulparas Dist- Madhubani ... ... Petitioner/s
Versus
The State of Bihar ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :
For the Petitioner/s :
Mr. Gagandeo Yadav, Adv.
Mr. Ravi Prakash, Adv.
Mr. Vinod Kumar, Adv.
For the Opposite Party/s :
Mr. Pramod Kumar Pandey, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE PRABHAT KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER 25-07-2024 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and Mr. Pramod Kumar Pandey, learned A.P.P. for the State.
2. The petitioner apprehends her arrest in connection with Phulparas P.S. Case No. 281 of 2023 registered under Sections 420, 406 and 120B of the Indian Penal Code.
3. As per prosecution case, petitioner and another coaccused misappropriated the amount of Rs. 9,49,939/- which was given to complete the work under Gramin Payjal Nishchaya Yojana and at the relevant time, petitioner was Ward Secretary.
4. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that petitioner is innocent and has falsely been implicated in the present case. The instant F.I.R. has been lodged after a delay of four years without reasonable explanation. Further submission is that
Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.42994 of 2024(2) dt.25-07-2024 2/2 petitioner is a lady having clean antecedent.
5. Learned A.P.P. appearing on behalf of the State opposed the prayer for bail by contending that petitioner is named in the First Information Report and there is specific allegation of defalcation of Rs. 9,49,939/- against this petitioner and another co-accused person. Hence, petitioner does not deserve to be enlarged on anticipatory bail.
6. Having considered the aforesaid facts and circumstances of the case as well as the nature of the accusation, this Court is not inclined to grant anticipatory bail to the petitioner. Accordingly, prayer for bail of the petitioner is rejected. (Prabhat Kumar Singh, J) utkarsh/- U T