Rinku Kumari v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.58948 of 2024 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-284 Year-2023 Thana- SIDHWALIYA District- Gopalganj ====================================================== Rinku kumari D/O Harendra Thakur R/o-Village- Bakharaur, P. S.- Sidhwaliya, District-Gopalganj, Bihar ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr. Vishal Vikram Rana :

Ms. Misha Bharti :

Ms. Ananya Shivani :

Mr. Siddhant :

Mr. Shivam Raj :

Mr. Divyendu Shekhar For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr. Ramchandra Sahni ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ANIL KUMAR SINHA ORAL ORDER 11-09-2024

1. Heard learned Counsel for the petitioner and learned Additional Public Prosecutor for the State.

2. This application, for grant of anticipatory bail, arises out of Sidhwaliya Police Station Case No. 284 of 2023, disclosing offences under Sections 420, 467, 468, 471 and 120(b) of the Indian Penal Code.

3. As per the First Information Report, the petitioner produced fake BTET/CTET certificate for securing appointment as a teacher in the recruitment process initiated for the 6th phase in the year 2019-20. The certificate produced by the petitioner was found to be forged and fabricated.

4. Learned Counsel for the petitioner submits that petitioner has not committed any offence in the manner alleged. The petitioner is a lady and the certificate was produced by her family members. Petitioner was not aware that the certificate

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.58948 of 2024(2) dt.11-09-2024 2/2 was not genuine, however, she did not appear in the counselling and no benefit passed in favour of the petitioner. There is no likelihood that the petitioner will abscond or tamper with the evidence.

5. Having regard to the submissions made on behalf of the parties and taking into consideration the fact that the allegation against the petitioner is based upon documents for which custodial interrogation of the petitioner may not be necessary, accordingly, I am inclined to grant the petitioner privilege of anticipatory bail.

6. This application is, accordingly, allowed.

7. Let the petitioner, above named, in the event of his arrest or surrender before the Court below within four weeks, be released 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 Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate-1st, Goplaganj, in connection with Sidhwaliya Police Station Case No. 284 of 2023, subject to the condition laid down under Section 438 (2) of the Code of Criminal Procedure. (Anil Kumar Sinha, J) HarshPandey/- U T