Tina Munni Khatoon @ Tinamunni Khatoon v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.47721 of 2026 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-436 Year-2025 Thana- BAIKUNTHPUR District- Gopalganj ====================================================== Tina Munni Khatoon @ Tinamunni Khatoon D/o Nijamuddin Ansari Resident of Village - Kritpura, P.S - Baikunthpur, District - Gopalganj ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

1.

The State of Bihar 2.

The Superintendent of Police, Vigilance Investigation Bureau, Bihar, Patna Bihar ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr. Ram Binod Singh, Advocate For the State :

Mr. Ajay Mishra, APP For the Vigilance :

Mr. Arvind Kumar, Advocate ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE RAJIV ROY ORAL ORDER 22-07-2026 Heard Mr. Ram Binod Singh, learned counsel for the petitioner and Mr. Ajay Mishra, learned APP representing the State as also Mr. Arvind Kumar, learned counsel for the Vigilance Department.

2. The petitioner is apprehending his arrest in connection with Baikunthpur P.S. Case No. 436 of 2025 registered for the offence under Sections 420, 467, 468, 471 and 120(B) of the Indian Penal Code, lodged on 21.11.2025 by the informant, Ashif Iqbal Mehndi.

3. As per the prosecution story, the informant alleged

2/4 that despite the long rope given by the Patna High Court in CWJC No.15459 of 2014 to the persons who entered into the teaching job on forged and fabricated certificate, the petitioner chose to continue and this led to the F.I.R. as the documents on record were found not to be in order/forged.

4. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that though the certificates were in order, she is now faced with the present F.I.R.. So far as job part is concerned, the submission is that vide memo no. 13 dated 17.03.2026, the Panchayat Secretary cum Secretary, Teachers Employment Unit, Sirsamanpur Gram Panchayat Raj already dismissed her and thereafter, she has never visited the school and this submission/undertaking be kept on record.

5. Learned APP as also learned counsel for the Vigilance Department opposes the prayer submitting that some of the documents have been found to be forged and fabricated.

6. Considering the submissions of the parties as also that the petitioner is a lady having no criminal antecedent, F.I.R. is there, she will be facing the music, with the help of the Anneuxure-8, it has been recorded that after being dismissed from service, she has never taken up the job, in that background, this Court is inclined to extend her the privilege of anticipatory

3/4 bail.

7. Let the petitioner be released on bail in the event of arrest or surrender within a period of four weeks from the receipt of this order, on furnishing bail bond of Rs. 10,000/- (Ten thousand) with two sureties of like amount each to the satisfaction of learned Judicial Magistrate, First Class, Gopalganj, in connection with Baikunthpur P.S. Case No. 436 of 2025 subject to the following conditions:- (i) one of the bailor should be the family member/relative of the petitioner who shall provide official document (Aadhar Card/Voter Id/Driving License/Pan Card) to show his/her bona fide;

(ii) the petitioner shall be appearing before the Police Station as and when required for cooperating in the investigation;

(iii) the petitioner shall appear on each and every date before the Trial Court and failure to do so for two consecutive dates without plausible reason will entail cancellation of his/her bail bond by the Trial Court itself;

(iv) the petitioner shall in no way try to induce or promise or threat the witnesses or tamper with the evidences, failing which the State shall be at liberty to take steps for

4/4 cancellation of the bail bonds;

(v) the petitioner shall desist from committing any criminal offence again, failing which the State shall be at liberty to take steps for cancellation of bail bonds. (Rajiv Roy, J) vinayak/- U T