Sulekha Kumari v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.52814 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-23 Year-2025 Thana- Gidhaur District- Jamui ====================================================== Sulekha Kumari D/o- Yogendra Prasad Village- Mogal Kunwan Ps- Sohsaray Dist- Nalanda ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner :

Mr. Pankaj Kumar Sinha, Advocate For the State :

Mr. Jitendra Kumar Singh, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE PRABHAT KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER 12-08-2025 Heard learned counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioner and learned APP appearing on behalf of the State.

2. The petitioner apprehends her arrest in a case registered for the offence punishable under Sections 318(4), 338, 336(3), 340(2) and 61(2) of the B.N.S..

3. As per the prosecution case, this petitioner is alleged to have obtained appointment on the post of "G.N.M. Grade-A Nurse" on the basis of forged and fabricated documents.

4. It is submitted by learned counsel for the petitioner that the petitioner is quite innocent and has committed no offence. Petitioner was appointed as G.N.M. Grade-A Nurse after verification of all her certificates by the concerned department, but later on, same have been declared as forged and

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.52814 of 2025(2) dt.12-08-2025 2/2 fabricated without proper verification or giving any notice to the petitioner. Moreover, the petitioner has already been removed from the services. Petitioner is a lady and claims clean antecedent.

5. Learned A.P.P. for the State has vehemently opposed the prayer for grant of anticipatory bail to the petitioner.

6. Considering the nature of accusation, fact that appointment of petitioner has already been cancelled and clean antecedents of the petitioner, the prayer for grant of anticipatory bail to the petitioner is allowed.

7. Accordingly, in the event of arrest/surrender within a period of eight weeks from today, let the above named petitioner be enlarged on bail on 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. 1st, Jamui in connection with Gidhour P.S. Case No. 23 of 2025, subject to condition as laid down under Section 482(2) of the B.N.S.S.. (Prabhat Kumar Singh, J) shashank/- U T