IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
Criminal Miscellaneous No.26200 of 2011
Dr. Saroj Kumar Verma S/o late Bipin Bihari Verma, R/o Mohalla-
Gopeshwar Nagar, P.S. Bhagwan Bazar, District- Saran
................Petitioner.
Versus
The State Of Bihar ................Opposite Party.
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2 5.8.2011 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner
and learned counsel appearing for the State.
The petitioner apprehends arrest in a
case under Sections 467, 468, 471and 420/34 of the
Indian Penal Code.
The Registrar J.P. University, Chapra
wrote a letter to the officer-in-charge Town P.S.
Chapra on 25.6.2011 stating therein that on inquiry
conducted by an Inquiry Committee, it transpired
that in a examination of M.A. held at Ganga Singh
College, someone had impersonated in place of
examinee Surabhi Priya. It is also alleged that Smt.
Surabhi Priya is wife of Dr. K.P. Srivastava who was
Principal and Centre Superintendent of Ganga Singh
College on the relevant date of examination. The
inquiry report also indicts the petitioner who was an
observer in the said examination, mainly holding him
responsible for dereliction in discharge of duty.
It is submitted on behalf of the petitioner
that the petitioner is a Professor of Rejendra College,
Chapra. He was made observer in the examination
and it was almost impossible for him to personally
know almost 1200 examinees appearing at the
centre. It was incumbent upon the invigilators to
verify the identity of examinees. He is not related in
any manner with the co-accused Principal-cum-
Centre Superintendent or the examinee Surabhi
Priya.
It is also submitted that looking at the
nature of allegation ingredients of the offence alleged
would not be attracted against the petitioner. He has
got no criminal antecedent and has got roots in the
society.
Considering the aforesaid submissions
and nature of allegation as against the petitioner, let
the petitioner, namely Dr. Saroj Kumar Verma in the
event of his arrest or surrender before the court
below within a period of four weeks from the date of
receipt/communication of this order, be released on
bail on furnishing bail bonds of Rs. 5,000/- (five
thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each
to the satisfaction of Chief Judicial Magistrate,
Chapra in connection with Town P.S. Chapra case
No. 134/2011 subject to the conditions laid down
under Section 438(2) Cr. P.C.
S.P. ( Ashwani Kumar Singh, J. )