Fatma Khatoon v. The State Of Bihar Through The Vigilance
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.67482 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-156 Year-2013 Thana- BOCHAHAN District- Muzaffarpur ====================================================== Fatma Khatoon W/o Shaukat Ali @ Md. Shaukat Ansari, R/o VillageAitwarpur Taj, P.S.- Bochahan, District- Muzaffarpur. ... ... Petitioner/s
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The State of Bihar through the Vigilance ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :
For the Petitioner/s :
Mr. Santosh Kumar, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s :
Mr. Arvind Kumar, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE PRABHAT KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER 15-10-2025 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned A.P.P. for the State.
2. The petitioner apprehends her arrest in a case registered for the offences punishable under Sections 420, 467, 468, 471 and 406 of the Indian Penal Code and under Section 13 of the Prevention of Corruption Act.
3. The allegation against the petitioner is that she has misappropriated in the Indira Awas Yojana, an amount to the tune of Rs. 45,000/- in connivance with others.
4. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that at the relevant time, petitioner was ward member of the Gram Panchayat Raj, Balthi Rasoolpur and in preparing the list of beneficiaries as well as sanctioning of Indira Awas Yojana to the beneficiaries, the ward member plays no role. He further
Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.67482 of 2025(3) dt.15-10-2025 2/3 submits that petitioner is very poor person and she has no other house for living and she was also allotted Indira Awas under Indira Awas Yojana. He lastly submits that without admitting her guilt, petitioner is ready to deposit Rs. 45,000/- to the Nazarat of the concerned Civil Court.
5. Learned APP for the State has opposed the prayer for anticipatory bail.
6. Considering the aforesaid facts and circumstances, let the petitioner, above-named, in the event of her arrest / surrender before the learned trial Court within a period of eight weeks from today, be enlarged on bail on furnishing bail bonds of Rs. 10,000/- (Rupees Ten Thousand Only) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned Special Judge Vigilance, North Bihar, Muzaffarpur, in connection with Bochahan P.S. Case No. 156 of 2013, subject to the condition as laid down under Section 438(2) of the Cr.P.C. / Section 482(2) of the B.N.S.S., 2023 and on further conditions:
(i) At the time of furnishing the bail bonds, Rs. 45,000/- shall be deposited by the petitioner in the Nazarat of the learned trial Court by way of demand draft. (ii) If the petitioner fails to comply with the
Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.67482 of 2025(3) dt.15-10-2025 3/3 aforesaid direction of this Court, the learned trial Court shall be at the liberty to cancel the bail bonds of the petitioner.
7. It is made clear that without going into the merit of this case, aforesaid order has been passed only for the purpose of grant of bail and this deposit would be subject to the final result of the criminal case.
(Prabhat Kumar Singh, J) Shahnawaz/- U T