Sanju Kumari Sinha v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.77269 of 2024 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-21 Year-2022 Thana- HALSI District- Lakhisarai ====================================================== Sanju Kumari Sinha W/O Visheshwar Prasad R/O Village- Titai, P.OChewara, P.S- Karande, Distt.- Sheikhpura. ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

1.

The State of Bihar 2.

The State of Bihar through Vigilance, Bihar, Patna. Bihar ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :

For the Petitioner :

Mr. Bhaskar Shankar, Advocate For the State :

Mr. Ajay Mishra, APP For the Vigilance :

Mr. Arvind Kumar, Advocate ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE PRABHAT KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER 20-12-2024 Heard learned counsels for the parties.

2. The petitioner seeks bail in a case registered for the offence punishable under Sections 420, 467, 468, 471 and 120B of the Indian Penal Code.

3. As per prosecution case, this petitioner is alleged to have obtained appointment on the post of Block Teacher on the basis of forged and fabricated documents.

4. It is submitted by learned counsel for the petitioner that petitioner is innocent and has falsely been implicated in this case. As a matter of fact, at the time of appointment, petitioner furnished all the relevant documents and after verification of all those documents by the competent authority, petitioner was appointed on the said post. Petitioner is a lady and has got no

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.77269 of 2024(2) dt.20-12-2024 2/2 criminal antecedents and she is in custody since 01.07.2024. Moreover, charge-sheet has already been submitted.

5. On the other hand, learned A.P.P. for the State and learned counsel appearing on behalf of the vigilance department have vehemently opposed the prayer for grant of bail to the petitioner and submitted that petitioner is named in the F.I.R. and there is specific accusation that on the basis of forged and fabricated documents, this petitioner obtained appointment.

6. Considering the aforesaid facts and circumstances of the case, rival submissions, nature of accusation, period of custody and clean antecedents of the petitioner, the prayer for grant bail of to the petitioner is allowed.

7. Accordingly, let the above named petitioner be released on bail on furnishing bail-bond of Rs. 10,000/- (ten thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned A.C.J.M.-1st, Lakhisarai, in connection with Halsi P.S. Case No. 21 of 2022.

(Prabhat Kumar Singh, J) shashank/- U T