Gita Sinha v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

Criminal Miscellaneous No 22490 of 2016 Arising Out of PS.Case No. -82 Year- 2011 Thana -OBRA District- AURANGABAD ====================================================== Gita Sinha wife of Upendra Sharma, Headmistress of Middle School, Kalen, resident of village- Kalen, P.S.- Khudwan, District- Aurangabad (Bihar) .... .... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s : Mr. Ravindra Kumar For the Opposite Party/s : Mr. G.S.Gupta(App) ====================================================== CORAM: HON'BLE MR JUSTICE NAVANITI PRASAD SINGH ORAL ORDER 25-05-2016 The petitioner apprehends arrest in relation to Obra Police Station (PS) Case No 82 of 2011 instituted under Section 409 of Indian Penal Code.

The solitary allegation against the petitioner and several other Teachers and Headmasters/Headmistresses of various Government Schools is that, inspite of being asked, they did not submit accounts in relation thereto. It is submitted that this act, if at all be, an action cognizable in civil action and cannot be a criminal offence at all.

Be that as it may, in the event of her arrest or surrender within four weeks from today, the petitioner abovenamed shall be released on bail on her furnishing bonds of

Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.22490 of 2016 (2) dt.25-05-2016 2/2 Rs 10,000/- (Rupees Ten Thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of Chief Judicial Magistrate, Aurangabad in Obra PS Case No 82 of 2011 subject to all conditions as laid down in Section 438 (2) of Criminal Procedure Code.

(Navaniti Prasad Singh, J) M.E.H./- U T