{"id":64067,"date":"2011-07-15T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2011-07-14T18:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/judgments\/sumitra-devi-vs-the-state-of-bihar-on-15-july-2011"},"modified":"2015-10-05T03:11:00","modified_gmt":"2015-10-04T21:41:00","slug":"sumitra-devi-vs-the-state-of-bihar-on-15-july-2011","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/judgments\/sumitra-devi-vs-the-state-of-bihar-on-15-july-2011","title":{"rendered":"Sumitra Devi vs The State Of Bihar on 15 July, 2011"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"docsource_main\">Patna High Court &#8211; Orders<\/div>\n<div class=\"doc_title\">Sumitra Devi vs The State Of Bihar on 15 July, 2011<\/div>\n<pre>                IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA\n                           Cr.Misc. No.20566 of 2011\n                                 Sumitra Devi\n                                    Versus\n                              The State Of Bihar\n                                   -----------\n<\/pre>\n<p>02\/-   15\/07\/2011                   Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and<\/p>\n<p>                      learned Additional Public Prosecutor for the State.<\/p>\n<p>                                    In this case instituted against ten named accused<\/p>\n<p>                      persons relating to wrong distribution of flood relief, petitioner&#8217;s<\/p>\n<p>                      name emerged during investigation being Mukhiya who was<\/p>\n<p>                      instrumental in such distribution to the persons introduced by<\/p>\n<p>                      one Ramjee Ram, ward member, who has already been granted<\/p>\n<p>                      the privilege by a Bench of this Court vide order dated<\/p>\n<p>                      29.04.2011 passed in Cr. Misc. No. 13361 of 2011. Further, as<\/p>\n<p>                      submitted, the named accused have already deposited the<\/p>\n<p>                      required amount.\n<\/p>\n<p>                                    Considering the facts and circumstances of the<\/p>\n<p>                      case, in the event of her arrest\/surrender before the court below<\/p>\n<p>                      within four weeks, let the petitioner, namely, Sumitra Devi, be<\/p>\n<p>                      enlarged on bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs. 10,000\/- (ten<\/p>\n<p>                      thousand only) with two sureties of the like amount each to the<\/p>\n<p>                      satisfaction of Chief Judicial Magistrate, Muzaffarpur, in<\/p>\n<p>                      connection with Sakara P.S. Case No. 191 of 2009 subject to<\/p>\n<p>                      condition laid down under Section 438 (2) of the Criminal<\/p>\n<p>                      Procedure Code with additional condition to remain physically<\/p>\n<p>                      present before the court below on each and every date at least for<\/p>\n<p>                      two years or till disposal of the case, whichever is earlier, in case<br \/>\n<span class=\"hidden_text\">                               2<\/span><\/p>\n<p>            of failure on two consecutive dates, without giving any<\/p>\n<p>            reasonable explanation, the liberty granted shall be deemed to be<\/p>\n<p>            cancelled.\n<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<pre>Praveen\/-                         ( Akhilesh Chandra, J.)\n <\/pre>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Patna High Court &#8211; Orders Sumitra Devi vs The State Of Bihar on 15 July, 2011 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Cr.Misc. No.20566 of 2011 Sumitra Devi Versus The State Of Bihar &#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8211; 02\/- 15\/07\/2011 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned Additional Public Prosecutor for the State. 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