Arjun Kumar Jha v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.6318 of 2024 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-157 Year-2023 Thana- BAHERA District- Darbhanga ====================================================== Arjun Kumar Jha, aged about 56 years, Gender-Male, S/O Late Purshotam Jha, resident of Village- Janki Nagar, P.S. Sursand, Dist.Sitamarhi. ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

The State of Bihar.

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr. Bhaskar Shankar, Advocate.

For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr. Ajay Mishra, A.P.P.

====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE RUDRA PRAKASH MISHRA ORAL ORDER 15-02-2024 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned APP for the State.

2.

The petitioner seeks bail in connection with Bahera P.S. Case No. 157 of 2023 instituted for the offence under Sections 420, 467, 468, 471, 120(B) of the Indian Penal Code. 3.

The prosecution story in short is that as per direction issued by this Court in C.W.J.C. No. 15459 of 2014, the Vigilance Bureau, Patna conducted inquiry and found different name in place of the name of the petitioner's father. Further, the Vigilance Bureau, Patna found that the documents produced by the petitioner at the time of his engagement does not tally with tabulation register and DMS.

4.

It has been submitted on behalf of the petitioner

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.6318 of 2024(2) dt.15-02-2024 2/3 that the petitioner is in custody since 03.10.2023. Petitioner has no criminal antecedent, as per disclosure made in paragraph No. 3 of the bail application.

5.

It has been further submitted by the petitioner's counsel that petitioner has been falsely implicated in the present case. It is further submitted that the petitioner has no knowledge how his test result of BETET examination was forged as he has himself not made any attempt to modify the result. It is further submitted that after lodging of present case, petitioner has been terminated from service, hence he is not in service. He further submitted that charge-sheet has already been submitted. 6.

Learned A.P.P. for the State has vehemently opposed the prayer for grant of bail to the petitioner. 7.

Considering the aforesaid facts and circumstances of the case and period of custody of the petitioner, this Court is inclined to grant bail to the petitioner.

8.

Let the petitioner 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 Court below/concerned Court in connection with Bahera P.S. Case No. 157 of 2023 subject to the following conditions: (i) One of the bailors shall be own/close member of the

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.6318 of 2024(2) dt.15-02-2024 3/3 family of the petitioner.

(ii) The petitioner shall appear on each and every date fixed at the trial. In case of default in such appearance on two consecutive dates, the Trial Court will have liberty to cancel the bail bonds of the petitioner.

(Rudra Prakash Mishra, J) Nilmani/- U