Soniya Devi v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

Criminal Miscellaneous No.26008 of 2015 Arising Out of PS.Case No. -49 Year- 2014 Thana -RAGHOPUR District- SUPAUL ======================================================

1. Soniya Devi, W/o Bahadur Ram, R/o Village Itba, P.S. Raghopur, Dist. Supaul the then Member of the Panchayat Samiti Chilouni South Gram Panchayat.

.... .... Petitioner/s

Versus

1. The State of Bihar.

.... .... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :

For the Petitioner/s : Mr. Chandra Bhushan Das For the Opposite Party/s : Mr. Veena Kumari Jaiswal(App) ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE DINESH KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER 01-07-2015 Heard learned counsels for the petitioner and the State. The petitioner being member of the Panchayat Shiksha Samiti, Chhitauni is apprehending arrest in a case registered for the offences punishable under Sections 406,409,420,467,468,471 and 120B/34 of the Indian Penal Code.

The accusation is of making appointment of Shiv Kumar Mandal on the post of Panchayat Teacher having lesser marks than the informant.

It is submitted by the learned counsel for the petitioner that the appointment was made in 2007 for which FIR has been lodged in 2014 and the thrust of accusation is against Panchayat Mukhia and Panchayat Secretary.

Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.26008 of 2015 (2) dt.01-07-2015 2/2 Considering the delayed lodging of the FIR and petitioner being lady, let the above named petitioner be released on anticipatory bail in the event of arrest or surrender before the learned Court below within a period of twelve weeks from today on furnishing bail bond of Rs. 10,000/- (ten thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned SDJM, Birpur, Supaul in connection with Raghopur P.S. Case No. 49 of 2014 subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 438(2) Cr.P.C.

(Dinesh Kumar Singh, J) Anil/- U T