Ruplata Devi v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

Criminal Miscellaneous No.61944 of 2017 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-285 Year-2017 Thana- PARWATTA District- Khagaria ====================================================== Ruplata Devi, aged about 23 years, wife of Sri Yogendra Singh, resident of Village+ P.O.- Salarpur, Block- Parbatta, District- Khagaria. ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr. Aditya Prakash Sahay For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr. SRI INDRA KUMAR SINGH ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE DINESH KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER 22-12-2017 Heard learned counsel for the parties.

The petitioner is apprehending arrest in a case registered for the offences punishable under section 420 of the IPC and Section 125(A)-(1) and (3) of Bihar Panchayat Raj Act, 2006 (Amended).

The prosecution case is to the effect that the petitioner wrongly mentioned her date of birth as 5.2.1994 during Panchayat election in 2016.

It is submitted by learned counsel for the petitioner that for the same cause of action Election Case No. 14 of 2017 was initiated on the complaint of one Sushil Kumar Singh and the same was dismissed by the State Election Commission. Considering the fact that for the same cause of action the State Election Commission dismissed the application of some

Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.61944 of 2017(2) dt.22-12-2017 2/2 other person and statement has been made in paragraph 3 of the petition that the petitioner is not having any criminal antecedent, let the petitioner above named be released on anticipatory bail in the event of arrest or surrender within 12 weeks on furnishing bail bond of Rs.10,000/- (ten thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the learned ACJM Ist, Khagaria in connection with Parbatta P.S. Case No.285 of 2017.

(Dinesh Kumar Singh, J) anil/- U