Rajeev Ranjan v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.39864 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-338 Year-2023 Thana- KAKO District- Jehanabad ====================================================== Rajeev Ranjan S/o Late Krishna Prasad Resident of village- Lodipur, P.S.- Telhara, Dist-Nalanda ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

The State of Bihar ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr. Sanjay Kumar For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr. Ajay Mishra ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SATYAVRAT VERMA ORAL ORDER 27-08-2025

1. Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned A.P.P. for the State.

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

3. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that petitioner is a person with clean antecedent and the informant alleges that petitioner, based on forged certificate, obtained appointment as teacher.

4. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that petitioner has been falsely implicated in the instant case based on an inquiry conducted behind his back, it is next submitted that had an opportunity been given to the petitioner to explain his side of the case, perhaps the instant FIR would not have been instituted. It is also submitted that a specific pleading has

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.39864 of 2025(4) dt.27-08-2025 2/2 been made at Para-8 of the anticipatory bail application that petitioner is still continuing on the post, it is thus submitted that had the petitioner been appointed on a forged and fabricated certificate, in that event the authorities would have asked him to resign or would have terminated his services. It is also submitted that petitioner will not abscond rather will co-operate in the investigation to prove his innocence.

5. Learned A.P.P. for the State opposes the prayer for anticipatory bail of the petitioner.

6. 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 trial court within a period of six weeks from today, be released on anticipatory bail on furnishing bail bonds of Rs. 10,000/- (Rupees Ten Thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the learned trial court where the case is pending/successor court in connection with Kako P.S. Case No. 338 of 2023 subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 482 (2) of BNSS.

(Satyavrat Verma, J) Rishabh/- U T