Ashwani Priya v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

Criminal Miscellaneous No.38442 of 2017 Arising Out of PS.Case No. -267 Year- 2017 Thana -KOTWALI District- PATNA ====================================================== Ashwani Priya, daughter of Jai Kumar Choudhary, resident of Village and Police Station- Jandaha and District- Vaishali. .... .... Petitioner

Versus

The State of Bihar.

.... .... Opposite Party ====================================================== Appearance :

For the Petitioner/s : Mr. Manish Kumar No-2 For the Opposite Party/s : Smt. Rita Verma ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE VINOD KUMAR SINHA ORAL ORDER 05-09-2017 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner.

This is an application for bail in connection with Kotwali P.S. Case No. 267 of 2017 registered for the offences punishable under Sections 417, 418, 419, 420, 465, 466, 467, 468, 469, 470, 208 and 120B of the Indian Penal Code.

Allegation against the petitioner and another co-accused is of running appointment racket and got a letter issued for appointment in the High Court itself.

Submission of learned counsel for the petitioner is that FIR and impugned order show that she was arrested from the house of one accused, who is named in the FIR and thereafter she has been made accused in this case and two other cases. Further submission is that there is nothing against the petitioner and she is

Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.38442 of 2017 (3) dt.05-09-2017 2/3 a lady and is in custody for three months. And charge sheet has been submitted in this case.

Heard learned APP also, who has opposed the prayer for bail.

Having heard both sides, no doubt the case is very serious as it relates to fake appointment in the High Court itself but considering the fact that she is a lady and she was arrested from the house of co-accused, let petitioner, above named, be released 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 the Chief Judicial Magistrate, Patna, in connection with Kotwali P.S. Case No. 267 of 2017, and before releasing the petitioner the court will examine the authenticity of her bail bond, subject to the following conditions :- (1) One of the bailors shall be a local person having sufficient immoveable properties within the jurisdiction of the court concerned, (2) Petitioner will co-operate in trial and appear in court on each and every date fixed in the case and on failure to appear without any genuine ground or without

Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.38442 of 2017 (3) dt.05-09-2017 3/3 permission of court, her bail bond shall be cancelled.

(Vinod Kumar Sinha, J) spal/- U