Ramesh Kumar v. The State Of Bihar
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.84838 of 2024 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-121 Year-2024 Thana- KORHA District- Katihar ====================================================== Ramesh Kumar S/o Sri Jalandhar Sahani R/o Near Jubba Sahani Station, Vijay Chhapra, P.S.- Ahiyapur, Dist. - Muzaffarpur ... ... Petitioner/s
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The State of Bihar ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :
For the Petitioner/s :
Mr. Vinay Ranjan, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s :
Md. Ataur Rahman, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE JUSTICE SMT. SONI SHRIVASTAVA ORAL ORDER 23-04-2025
1. Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned APP for the State.
2. The petitioner apprehends his arrest in connection with Korha P.S. Case no.121 of 2024 registered under Sections 420, 467, 468, 471 and 120B of the Indian Penal Code read with Section 10 of the Bihar Conduct of Examination Act, 1981.
3. As per the prosecution case, upon Bio-metric Test report, credentials of the seven candidates were found to be fake. As the verification data of these candidates did not match with the actual candidates. It is stated that the seven candidates were referred to be the police administration.
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4. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner has been falsely implicated in the case. He is a student preparing for competitive exam and as a matter of fact, he had appeared in the said examination and there was no case of impersonation. Learned counsel for the petitioner has drawn the attention of this Court to the Annexure-2 of the petition that similarly situated co-accused persons who are the actual candidates, had been granted anticipatory bail by the learned Court below vide order dated 20.06.2024 in A.B.P No. 618 of 2024. The petitioner has no criminal antecedent and undertakes to cooperate in the case/trial.
5. The application for anticipatory bail is opposed by learned A.P.P. for the State.
6. Taking into consideration the facts of the case and also considering the fact that the petitioner is a young student aged about 20 years and he was the actual candidate who had appeared in the examination, it is directed that the petitioner, above named, in the event of his arrest or surrender before the learned Court below within a period of four weeks, be released on anticipatory bail in connection with Kodha P.S. Case no.121 of 2024 on furnishing bail bond of Rs.10,000/- (Rupees Ten Thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the
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