Reena Devi v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

Criminal Miscellaneous No.44207 of 2017 Arising Out of PS.Case No. -45 Year- 2015 Thana -LODIPUR District- BHAGALPUR ====================================================== Reena Devi, W/o Ravi Ranjan Mandal @ Pappu Mandal, R/o villageKohara, P.S.- Lodipur, District- Bhagalpur. .... .... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s : Dr. Manoj Kumar For the Opposite Party/s : Mr. Sri Nityanand Tiwary, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE RAJEEV RANJAN PRASAD ORAL ORDER 17-10-2017 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned APP for the State.

Petitioner is seeking anticipatory bail in connection with Lodipur P.S. Case No.45 of 2015 registered for offences punishable under Sections 147, 149, 323, 379, 504, 341, 342 and 353 of the Indian Penal Code.

Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner is a lady and happened to be the Secretary of the Education Committee of the school. It is stated that she had raised objection on certain withdrawal made by the headmaster, which led to a dispute and both the parties indulged in abuse and assault to each other. This petitioner has also filed a case giving rise to Complaint Case No.857 of 2015 in which the informant of the

Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.44207 of 2017 (3) dt.17-10-2017 present case is also an accused. A copy of the same is Annexure-2 to the present application. Both the cases are in respect of the same occurrence. It is further submitted that in course of investigation the allegation of taking a sum of Rs.2,80,000/- by this petitioner could not be substantiated.

On the other hand, learned APP for the State opposed the prayer for anticipatory bail.

Considering the fact that the petitioner happened to be the Secretary of the Education Committee and there are two versions of the alleged occurrence, the petitioner is a lady and the allegation of taking Rs.2,80,000/- has not been substantiated in course of investigation, in case of arrest or surrender of the petitioner within a period of four weeks from today, the above named petitioner is directed to be enlarged on bail on furnishing bail bonds of Rs.10,000/- (Ten thousand) with two sureties of the of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the learned Chief Judicial Magistrate, Bhagalpur in connection with Lodipur P.S. Case No.45 of 2015, subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 438(2) Cr.P.C.

(Rajeev Ranjan Prasad, J) Arvind/- U T