Pushplata Kumari v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.66609 of 2023 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-10 Year-2022 Thana- KHODAWANDPUR District- Begusarai ====================================================== PUSHPLATA KUMARI Wife of Santosh Sugam R/o vill - ward no. 02, Mohanpur Meghaul, P.S. - Khodawandpur, Distt. - Begusarai ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr. Vinay Kumar Mishra For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr. Md. Mushtaque Alam ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ANJANI KUMAR SHARAN ORAL ORDER 31-10-2023 Heard the parties.

2. The petitioner apprehends her arrest in a case registered for the offence punishable under Sections 419, 420, 467, 468, 471, 472, 506, 120(b) of the Indian Penal Code and Section 138 of N.I. Act.

3. The allegation against the petitioner is that she, along with other co-accused persons cheated the informant for a sum of Rs.11,59,350 for providing job of Group (D) in the Indian Railways.

4. It is submitted by learned counsel for the petitioner that petitioner is quite innocent and have committed no offence. She has been falsely implicated in this case. No such occurrence, in the manner as alleged, has ever taken place. The allegation levelled against the petitioner is not specific rather general and

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.66609 of 2023(2) dt.31-10-2023 2/2 omnibus in nature. He further submits that several similarly situated co-accused persons have been granted bail by this Court as well as by a co-ordinate Bench of this Court. Petitioner has no criminal antecedent.

5. Learned APP for the State opposed the prayer for anticipatory bail.

6. Having regard to the facts and circumstances of the case as similarly situated co-accused persons have been granted bail, let the above named petitioner, be released on bail, in the event of his/her arrest or surrender before the learned Court below within a period of six weeks from today, 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 learned court below where the case is pending/Successor Court in connection with Khodawandpur (Chhourahi O.P.) P.S. Case No.10 of 2022, subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 438(2) of the Cr.P.C.

(Anjani Kumar Sharan, J) shikha/- U T