Patna High CourtCR. MISC./42757/2016bail granted

Kanchan Devi v. The State Of Bihar

2017-01-16Mr. Justice Hemant Kumar Srivastava2 pages

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

Criminal Miscellaneous No.42757 of 2016 Arising Out of PS.Case No. -189 Year- 2015 Thana -NAUHATTA District- SAHARSA ======================================================

1. Kanchan Devi W/o Sri Vidyanand Jha resident of village - Mahishi, P.S. Mahishi District - Saharsa, Working as Panchayat Sachiv under Block Nauhatta District Saharsa .... .... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s : Mr. Diwakar Prasad Singh For the Opposite Party/s : Mr. Smt. Indu Bala Pandey ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE HEMANT KUMAR SRIVASTAVA ORAL ORDER 16-01-2017 Supplementary affidavit is filed on behalf of the petitioner.

Heard learned counsel for the petitioner as well as learned Additional Public Prosecutor for the State. Petitioner apprehends her arrest in connection with Nauhatta Police Station Case No. 189 of 2015 registered for the offence punishable under Section 409 of the Indian Penal Code. Learned counsel for the petitioner drew my attention towards Annexure-6 to the supplementary affidavit and submits that the Block Development Officer, Nauhatta (Saharsa) has issued a certificate to this effect that the work of the concerned scheme has already been completed satisfactorily and, therefore,

Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.42757 of 2016 (5) dt.16-01-2017 2/2 the accusation of embezzlement of the government money does not appear to be applicable against the petitioner. Considering the aforesaid facts and circumstances as well as submissions of the parties, this anticipatory bail petition is allowed and it is ordered that petitioner, in the event of her arrest/surrender within four weeks from the date of receipt of this order to the court concerned, shall be released on bail on furnishing bail bonds of Rs. 10,000/-( ten thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate-III, Saharsa in Nauhatta Police Station Case no. 189 of 2015, subject to condition as laid down under Section 438(2) of the Cr.P.C.

(Hemant Kumar Srivastava, J) N.K/- U T