Sanjay Kumar Sah @ Sanjay Kumar Gupta v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.87872 of 2024 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-210 Year-2024 Thana- PIPRAKOTHI District- East Champaran ====================================================== Sanjay Kumar Sah @ Sanjay Kumar Gupta S/o Ishwar Sah Resident of Village- Bajhiya Kala, Post Office- Bhupatpur, Police Station- Kotwa, District-East Champaran ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

1.

The State of Bihar 2.

The Additional Director, Vigilance Investigation Bureau, Vigilance Deptt., Govt. of Bihar Patna ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :

For the Petitioner :

Mr. Shakil Ahmad Khan, Advocate For the State :

Mr. Ajay Mishra, APP For the Vigilance :

Mr. Arvind Kumar, Advocate Mr. Paritosh Parimal, Advocate ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE PRABHAT KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER 21-01-2025 Heard learned counsels for the parties.

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

3. As per the prosecution case, this petitioner is alleged to have obtained appointment on the post of "Prakhand 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 committed no offence. At the

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.87872 of 2024(2) dt.21-01-2025 2/3 relevant time, petitioner furnished all the required documents and after proper scrutiny and verification, petitioner was appointed on the post of Prakhand Teacher and thereafter, without giving any notice to the petitioner, his certificates have been declared to be forged and fabricated. Moreover, during pendency of this case, the petitioner has already been terminated from the services. Petitioner claims clean antecedents.

5. On the other hand, learned A.P.P. for the State and learned counsel appearing on behalf of the vigilance have vehemently opposed the prayer for grant of anticipatory bail to the petitioner.

6. Considering the aforesaid facts and circumstances, the fact that services of the petitioner has already been terminated and clean antecedents, the prayer for grant of anticipatory bail to the petitioner is allowed.

7. Accordingly, in the event of arrest/surrender within a period of eight weeks from today, let the above named petitioner be enlarged 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 Chief Judicial Magistrate, East Champaran at Motihari, in connection with Pipra Kothi P.S.

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.87872 of 2024(2) dt.21-01-2025 3/3 Case No. 210 of 2024, subject to condition as laid down under Section 482 of the B.N.S.S..

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