Sangita Kumari v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.53252 of 2022 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-64 Year-2022 Thana- BIND District- Nalanda ====================================================== Sangita Kumari W/o Ranvir Kumar Resident of Village Ashanagar, Madanlal Gupta Niwas, Sangat Par, P.O. Sohsarai, P.S.- Sohsarai, District- Nalanda, Bihar, At present Residing at Village- Bind, District- Nalanda, Bihar. ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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The State of Bihar.

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The Vigilance Department, Government Of Bihar, Patna Bihar. ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr. Hemant Kumar For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr. Raj Ballabh Singh Ms. Archana Palkar Khopde ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ANJANI KUMAR SHARAN ORAL ORDER 14-12-2022 Heard learned counsel for the parties.

The petitioner apprehends her arrest in connection with Special Case No.30/2022, arising out of Bind (Biharsharif) P.S. Case No.64 of 2022, registered for the offences punishable under Sections 07/13 of the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner is innocent and has falsely been implicated in the present case. The petitioner has got no criminal antecedent as stated in paragraph-3 of the bail application. It is further submitted that the petitioner is made accused in the present case on the basis of a video clip of 20 seconds in which the face of the person, who was counting money, is not clear. It is submitted that the story of prosecution is highly improbable, false and

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.53252 of 2022(2) dt.14-12-2022 2/2 fabricated appears to have been drafted under mere suspicion created by a viral video clip. It is also submitted that the Vigilance Department has not disclosed the name of the petitioner.

Learned APP for the State as well as learned counsel for the Vigilance opposed the prayer for anticipatory bail of the petitioner.

Taking into consideration the facts and circumstances of the case, let petitioner, above named, in the event of her arrest or surrender before the learned court below within a period of six weeks from today, be enlarged on bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs.25,000/- (rupees twenty five thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned Special Judge, Vigilance, Patna in connection with Special Case No.30/2022, arising out of Bind (Biharsharif) P.S. Case No.64 of 2022, subject to the conditions laid down under Section 438(2) of the Code of Criminal Procedure.

(Anjani Kumar Sharan, J) Sanjay/- U T