Manju Devi And ANR v. The State Of Bihar
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
Criminal Miscellaneous No.47664 of 2014 Arising Out of PS.Case No. -144 Year- 2011 Thana -SIRDALA District- NAWADA ======================================================
1. Manju Devi Wife of Vijay Ravidas Resident of Village - Nawadih, P.S. - Sirdalla, District - Nawada.
2. Ghaula Devi Wife of Dahan Manjhi Resident of Village - Parnadawar, P.S. - Sirdalla, District - Nawada.
.... .... Petitioner/s
Versus
1. The State of Bihar .... .... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :
For the Petitioner/s : Mr. Md. Nurul Hoda, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s : Mr. Ram Shankar Das (Spl.P.P.) ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE DINESH KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER 22-06-2015 Heard learned counsels for the petitioners and the State.
The petitioners are apprehending arrest in a case registered for the offences punishable under Sections 420, 409, 467, 468, 34 of the Indian Penal Code and section 3(1) (iv)(ix) of the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act.
It is alleged that the petitioners received the benefits of Indira Awas Scheme to the tune of Rs.35,000/- in two installments which was actually sanctioned in favour of the bona fide beneficiaries.
It is submitted by learned counsel for the petitioners that the petitioners are Red Card holder and illiterate lady and
Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.47664 of 2014 (5) dt.22-06-2015 2/2 the thrust of accusation is against the officers and 'panchayat' representatives, who sanctioned and disbursed the amount. A statement has been made in paragraph 3 of the petition that the petitioners have no criminal antecedent.
Considering the facts that the petitioners neither sanctioning nor disbursing authority and are ladies, let them be released on anticipatory bail, in the event of arrest or surrender before the learned Court below within a period of 12 weeks from today, on furnishing bail bond of `10,000/- (ten thousand) each with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the learned Judicial Magistrate, 1st Class, Nawada in connection with Sirdalla P.S. Case No.144 of 2011, subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 438(2) Cr.P.C.
The bail bond of the petitioners will be accepted on deposit of Rs.7,000/- each before the learned court below, which will be invested in some fixed deposit scheme in connection with the present case, which will be subject to the result of the present case.
(Dinesh Kumar Singh, J) Ashwini/- U T