Lakhmuna Devi v. State Of Bihar And ANR

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

Criminal Miscellaneous No.54188 of 2018 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-73 Year-2017 Thana- Vigilance District- Patna ====================================================== Lakhmuna Devi, W/o Sri Bhagwan Ram, R/o Vill.- Pawani, P.S.- Nasriganj, District- Rohtas.

... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

1. The State of Bihar.

2. The Director Vigilance, Bihar, Patna.

... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr. Arun Kumar Singh, Advocate For the State :

Mr. Ram Priya Saran Singh, A.P.P For O.P. No. 2 :

Mr. Arbvind Kumar for Vigilance.

====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ARVIND SRIVASTAVA ORAL ORDER 12-09-2018 Heard learned counsels for the petitioner and the State.

Petitioner apprehends his arrest in connection with Special Case No. 259 of 2017 read with Vigilance P.S. Case No. 73 of 2017 registered for the offence punishable under sections 420, 120B of the Indian Penal Code and Section 13(2) read with 13(1)(d) P.C. Act.

Learned counsel appearing for the petitioner submits that petitioner is innocent and has been falsely implicated in this case. Learned counsel further submitted that the appointment of contract teacher was made by the committee. Moreover, co-accused has been granted bail by a co-ordinate Bench of this Hon'ble Court vide order dated 24.04.2018 passed in Cr. Misc. No. 14704 of 2018. Petitioner is lady one and she has clean antecedent.

Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.54188 of 2018(2) dt.12-09-2018 2/2 Learned counsel for the State has opposed the prayer for bail and submitted that petitioner has abused the power and illegally appointed the candidate.

Considering the facts and circumstances of the case and the submissions advanced on behalf of the parties, let the petitioner, above named, in the event of arrest or surrender within a period of four weeks from today, be released on bail on furnishing bail bonds of Rs. 10,000/- (ten thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of Special Judge Vigilance-I, Patna in connection with Special Case No. 259 of 2017 read with Vigilance P.S. Case No. 73 of 2017 subject to the conditions laid down under section 438(2) Cr.P.C. (Arvind Srivastava, J) mcv/-Sanjeev U T