Pushpa Kumari v. CBI/Acb Patna, Through The Suyperintendent Of Police, CBI/Acb,Patna

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.45426 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-13 Year-2024 Thana- C.B.I CASE District- Patna ====================================================== Pushpa Kumari W/O Sri Manoj Kumar Presently posted as Office Assistant,O/O Superintendent of Post Offices, Rohtas Division,Sasaram(Bihar), Presently Resident Of Rented House Of Ramjee Singh Gali No 10B Sasaram Gorakshni Dist Rohtas And Permanent Resident Of Near Rajpur PO, Rohtas, Bihar-802219 ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

CBI/ACB Patna, through the Superintendent of Police, CBI/ACB,Patna Bihar ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :

For the Petitioner/s :

Ms. Namrta Mishra, Adv Mr.Neeraj Kumar Gupta, Advocate Mrs. Archana Jha, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr. Dr. Krishna Nandan Singh (A.S.G) Mr. Ram Tujabh Singh, Advocate ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SATYAVRAT VERMA ORAL ORDER 11-09-2025 1.

Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned counsel appearing on behalf of the CBI. 2.

The petitioner apprehends her arrest in a case registered for the offences punishable under Section 7 of the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988.

3.

The learned counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioner submits that petitioner was not named in the FIR and her name transpired during the course of investigation. It is next submitted that CBI after threadbare investigation submitted charge sheet. It is also submitted that during the course of investigation, the petitioner cooperated in the investigation, but

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.45426 of 2025(3) dt.11-09-2025 2/2 then the CBI never felt the need of arresting the petitioner. It is thus submitted that once charge sheet has been submitted and thereafter cognizance has been taken, whether it would be prudent for the court to send the petitioner to jail, when CBI during the course of investigation never felt the need of arresting the petitioner.

4.

The learned counsel appearing on behalf of the CBI is not in a position to rebut the submission of the learned counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioner. 5.

Considering the submissions made by the learned counsel for the petitioner, the petitioner above-named, in the event of her 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 R.C. No. 13(A) of 2024, subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 482

(2) of the BNSS.

(Satyavrat Verma, J) Sumit/- U T