Patna High Court
Sunila Sinha @ Sunil SinhaversusThe State of Bihar
- Decided
- Disposal
- BAIL GRANTED
- Bench
- SONI SHRIVASTAVA
Holding
The Court granted bail to the petitioner subject to a bond of Rs.10,000, two sureties, and compliance with the stipulated statutory conditions.
Summary
Sunila Sinha, a former teacher, was accused of forging certificates to obtain her appointment and faced charges under IPC sections 409, 420, 467, 468, 471 and 120‑B. She had already been terminated from service and claimed no prior criminal record. The State opposed her bail application. The Court considered the seriousness of the allegations, her termination, and the lack of antecedents, and ordered that she be released on bail if arrested or surrendered within four weeks, upon furnishing a Rs.10,000 bond with two sureties. Bail was conditioned on compliance with Section 438(2) of the Cr.P.C. and Section 482(2) of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023. The petition for bail was therefore allowed.
Issues considered
- Whether bail should be granted to the petitioner despite the serious IPC offences alleged against her.
- Whether the conditions prescribed under Section 438(2) of the Cr.P.C. and Section 482(2) of the BNSS, 2023, are satisfied for granting bail.
Legislation cited
- Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 — s. 482(2)
- Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 — s. 438(2)
- Indian Penal Code — s. 120B, 409, 420, 467, 468, 471
Subjects
- bail
- forged certificates
- teacher appointment
- IPC offences
- termination of service
- Section 438
- Section 482
- BNSS
- criminal miscellaneous
Judgment
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.69287 of 2025
Arising Out of PS. Case No.-237 Year-2024 Thana- BATHNAHA District- Sitamarhi
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Sunila Sinha @ Sunil Sinha Daughter of Late Pawandhary Pandey Wife of
Vijay Kumar Singh, Resident of Village and P.O.- Sursand (North), P.S.-
Sursand, District - Sitamarhi.
... ... Petitioner/s
Versus
1. The State of Bihar
2. The Deputy Superintendent of Police, Vigilance Investigation Bureau,
Sanjukta Bhawan, Companybagh, Muzaffarpur (Bihar)
... ... Opposite Party/s
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Appearance :
For the Petitioner : Mr. Ritesh Kumar Narain Singh, Advocate
For the State : Mr. Shailendra Kumar Singh, APP
For the Vigilance : Mr. Arvind Kumar, Advocate
Mr. Paritosh Parimal, Advocate
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CORAM: HONOURABLE JUSTICE SMT. SONI SHRIVASTAVA
ORAL ORDER
4 21-01-2026 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned A.P.P.
for the State.
2. The petitioner apprehends her arrest in a case registered
for the offences punishable under Sections 409, 420, 467, 468,
471 and 120-B of the Indian Penal Code.
3. The crux of the allegation in the first information report is
that the petitioner was appointed on the post of teacher on the
basis of forged and fabricated certificates.
4. At the very outset, it is submitted by learned counsel for
the petitioner that the petitioner has been terminated from the
service by the Block Development Officer-cum-Secretary,
Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.69287 of 2025(4) dt.21-01-2026
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Primary Teacher Employment Unit, Bathnaha (Sitamarhi)
(Annexure P/2) and the said fact has been brought on record by
way of supplementary affidavit and the petitioner has no
criminal antecedent.
5. Learned APP for the State opposed the prayer for bail.
6. Taking into consideration the facts and circumstances of
the case and also the fact that the petitioner has already been
terminated from the service, let the above named petitioner, be
released on bail, in the event of her arrest or surrender before the
learned Court below within a period of four weeks from today,
on furnishing bail bond of Rs. 10,000/- (Rupees Ten Thousand)
with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of
the learned Court below where the case is pending/successor
Court in connection with Bathnaha P.S. Case No. 237 of 2024,
subject to the condition as laid down under Section 438 (2) of
the Cr.P.C/ Section 482 (2) of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha
Sanhita (BNSS), 2023.
(Soni Shrivastava, J)
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