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Ranju Devi @ Ranju Kumari v. The State of Bihar

Patna HC3 May 2024CR. MISC./19705/2024

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Petitioner apprehended arrest in a case alleging she submitted a forged Intermediate mark-sheet at the time of appointment as a Panchayat teacher. The court noted she was a lady and unlikely to tamper with evidence, and granted anticipatory bail subject to conditions.

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Direction to release petitioner on bail on arrest or surrender within eight weeks, on bond of Rs.10,000 with two sureties, subject to Section 438(2) CrPC conditions.

Ranju Devi @ Ranju Kumari Vs The State of Bihar — Cheating and Forgery | Patna HC (2024)

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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.19705 of 2024

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Arising Out of PS. Case No.-565 Year-2022 Thana- NAUTAN District- West Champaran

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Ranju Devi @ Ranju Kumari D/o- Sri Awadh Kishore Prasad, W/o- Sri Hari Narayan Prasad Resident of Village and P.O.- Manjhariya Kishun, P.S.Jagdishpur, District- West Champaran.

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... ... Petitioner/s

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Versus

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The State of Bihar

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Sri Kanhaiya Lal, Deputy Superintendent of Police, Vigilance Investigation Bureay, Muzaffarpur son of Late Rambali Prasad R/o- Ladaura Ps- Kudhni Dist- Muzaffarpur

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... ... Opposite Party/s

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====================================================== Appearance : For the Petitioner/s : Mr. Bipin Bihari Singh, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s : Mr. Ajay Mishra, A.P.P. ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ARUN KUMAR JHA ORAL ORDER

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4 03-05-2024 Heard learned counsel appearing for the petitioner and

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learned APP appearing for the State.

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In the present case, the petitioner is apprehending her arrest in connection with Nautan (Jagdishpur) P.S. Case No. 565 of 2022, registered on 27.10.2022 for the offences under Sections 467, 468, 471, 420, 120B of the Indian Penal Code.

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As per prosecution case, petitioner submitted a forged Intermediate mark-sheet and certificate at the time of her employment as a Panchayat teacher.

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Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner is innocent and has falsely been implicated in this case. The petitioner has become victim of circumstances and she

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Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.19705 of 2024(4) dt.03-05-2024 2/3

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did not forge any document. Learned counsel further submits that petitioner has already been dismissed from her job. Learned counsel further submits that no useful purpose would be served by putting the petitioner behind bar and she is ready to cooperate with the investigation and there is no possibility of tampering or doing anything of that sort.

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Learned APP opposes the submission made on behalf of the petitioner. Learned APP submits that twice amnesty scheme was offered to those persons who got the job on the basis of forged and fabricated documents, the petitioner failed to avail the opportunity.

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Having regard to the facts and circumstances and submissions made on behalf of the parties and considering the fact that the petitioner is a lady and there is no possibility of tampering or doing anything of that sort, the petitioner above named, in the event of her arrest or surrender before the court concerned within a period of eight weeks from today, be released on bail, on furnishing bail bonds of Rs.10,000/(Rupees Ten Thousand Only) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned Chief Judicial Magistrate, West Champaran, Bettiah/concerned court in connection with Nautan (Jagdishpur) P.S. Case No. 565 of 2022,

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Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.19705 of 2024(4) dt.03-05-2024 3/3

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subject to the condition as laid down under Section 438(2) of the Code of Criminal Procedure and other following conditions :

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(i) One of the bailors will be a close relative

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of the petitioner.

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(ii) The petitioner will remain present on each and every date fixed by the court below, if so required by the learned trial court.

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(Arun Kumar Jha, J)

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anuradha/-

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Ranju Devi @ Ranju Kumari v. The State of Bihar

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