Suvaida Khatoon v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.52777 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-456 Year-2024 Thana- RAJNAGAR District- Madhubani ====================================================== Suvaida Khatoon W/o Md anis Resident of Village - Chatti Road Rajnagar, Police station - Rajnagar District - Madhubani, Bihar ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner :

Mr. Shashi Nath Jha, Advocate For the State :

Ms. Pushpa Sinha, 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 420, 417, 467, 468 and 471 of the Indian Penal Code.

3. As per prosecution case, it is alleged that this petitioner fraudulently got issued caste certificate of Hindu barber caste.

4. It is submitted by learned counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioner that petitioner is quite innocent and has committed no offence. Petitioner is an illiterate lady and belongs to E.B.C. category. As a matter of fact, petitioner had applied for

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.52777 of 2025(2) dt.12-08-2025 2/3 obtaining caste certificate through a cybercafe and due to mistake of cybercafe, "Nai" caste has been mentioned in place of "Thakurai (Muslim)" and as such, petitioner cannot be held liable for the same. It is further submitted that petitioner has not taken any benefit of the caste certificate issued to her and the caste certificate, which was issued in favour of the petitioner, has already been cancelled by the appropriate authority on 02.12.2024. Petitioner is a lady and claims clean antecedents.

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

6. Considering the facts and circumstances of the case, nature of accusation, fact that the caste certificate issued to the 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.-I, Madhubani in

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.52777 of 2025(2) dt.12-08-2025 3/3 connection with Rajnagar P.S. Case No. 456 of 2024, subject to condition as laid down under Section 482(2) of the B.N.S.S.. (Prabhat Kumar Singh, J) shashank/- U T