Sabana Khatoon @ Sabana Kha v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.49804 of 2019 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-291 Year-2018 Thana- CHHATAPUR District- Supaul ====================================================== Sabana Khatoon @ Sabana Kha, Wife of Md. Sarajul Resident of Village - Indarpur, Ward No. 11, P.S.- Chhatapur, District- Supaul ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr.Arun For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr.Narsingh Tanti ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ANIL KUMAR SINHA ORAL ORDER 08-08-2019 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned counsel appearing on behalf of the State.

Petitioner apprehends his arrest in connection with Chhatapur P.S. Case No.291 of 2018 for the offence punishable under Sections 420, 467, 468, 469, 471, 409 of the Indian Penal Code.

The allegation against the petitioner is that petitioner got the job as Angarwadi Sevika on the basis of forged certificate.

Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that as per the circular of the State Govt. which is part of the FIR, there was obligation upon District Programme Officer to verify the certificate of the Angarwadi Sevika within a period of sixty days. Learned counsel further submits that as per the FIR, it appears that employment was given to the petitioner in the year

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.49804 of 2019(2) dt.08-08-2019 2/2 2016 and in 2018, FIR has been lodged, i.e., after lapse of two years on allegation that the certificate submitted by the petitioner was false. Learned counsel further submits that similarly situated co-accused persons have been granted anticipatory bail by this Court in Cr. Misc. No.958 of 2019 dated 06.02.2019.

After having heard learned counsel for the petitioner as well as learned counsel appearing on behalf of the State and taking into consideration the fact that the similarly situated coaccused persons have been granted bail, as such, I am inclined to grant anticipatory bail to the petitioner. Accordingly, the petitioner, above named, is directed to surrender before the learned Court below within a period of four weeks from today and in the event of surrender by him, he shall be released on anticipatory bail by the Court below upon furnishing bail bond of Rs.10,000/- (Ten thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned A.C.J.M.-IVth, Supaul, subject to the condition as mentioned under Section 438 (2) of Cr.P.C.

(Anil Kumar Sinha, J) sanjeev/- U