Usha Devi v. The State of Bihar
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Keywords: anticipatory bail; CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.59070 of 2025; Patna High Court; Sourendra Pandey, J.; order dated 12-09-2025; Usha Devi; Nehra P.S. Case No. 17 of 2025; Thana Nehra; District Darbhanga; Madhubani; Sections 420, 467, 468, 471, 120(B) IPC; cheating; forgery; fake/forged mark-sheet; Jharkhand Academic Council, Ranchi; fraudulent appointment; Section 438(2) CrPC 1973; Section 482(2) BNSS 2023; bail-bond Rs. 10,000/-; two sureties; close-relative bailor; attendance on every trial date; cancellation of bail-bonds; criminal antecedent verification; observations no bearing on trial. Petitioner's contentions: no offence committed; appointment ~20 years old with documents verified then; 19+ years service without question; clean antecedents. State's contention (APP): petitioner and similarly situated persons procured appointment on forged and fabricated documents; anticipatory bail privilege should be refused. Disposition: application allowed.