Ravi Shankar Sudhanshu @ Ravi Shekhar Sudhanshu v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.50555 of 2023 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-64 Year-2022 Thana- AKILPUR District- Saran ====================================================== RAVI SHANKAR SUDHANSHU @ RAVI SHEKHAR SUDHANSHU Son of Late Ram Lakhi Ray Resident of Village - Manas, New Panapur, P.S.- Akhilpur, District - Patna.

... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

1.

The State of Bihar 2.

THE S.P. VIGILANCE, BIHAR, PATNA BIHAR, PATNA ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr.Alok Kumar Alok, Advocate For the State :

Mr.Ajay Mishra, APP For the Vigilance : Mr. Arvind Kumar, Advocate ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE RAJEEV RANJAN PRASAD ORAL ORDER 19-08-2023 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner, learned counsel for the Vigilance and learned APP for the State.

2. The petitioner, in the present case, is seeking prearrest bail in connection with Akilpur P.S. Case No.64 of 2022 registered for the offences punishable under Sections 420, 467, 468, 471 and 120B of the Indian Penal Code. The petitioner has got no criminal antecedent.

3. As per the prosecution story, the allegation against the petitioner is that he had obtained his appointment as Panchayat Shiksha Mitra on the basis of fake certificate.

4. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner is innocent and has been falsely implicated in this case. Learned counsel submits that the prosecution story is false

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.50555 of 2023(2) dt.19-08-2023 2/2 and concocted.

5. Learned A.P.P. for the State and learned counsel for the Vigilance have opposed the prayer for anticipatory bail of the petitioner.

6. Having regard to the fact that this petitioner had allegedly obtained his appointment on the basis of fake certificate, he had an opportunity to resign by virtue of the order of this Court in CWJC No.15459 of 2014 and to seek amnesty but he chose to continue with his service and continued to draw the monetary benefits, this Court is not inclined to grant privilege of anticipatory bail to the petitioner. His prayer is refused.

7. In case the petitioner surrenders and prays for regular bail in the learned court below within a period of four weeks from today, his prayer for regular bail shall be considered on its own merit without being prejudiced by the order of this Court.

8. This application is dismissed.

(Rajeev Ranjan Prasad, J) arvind/- U T