IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Cr.Misc. No.56641 of 2007 SAKUNTALA KUMARI, daughter of Late Bodhi Singh, village and PS Kinjar, District Arwal – petitioner. Versus THE STATE OF BIHAR 2 6.4.2010 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and the counsel appearing on behalf of the State. This application has been filed for quashing the trial of Case No. 384/2000 arising out of Paliganj PS Case No. 33/2000 fro the offences under sections 419, 420, 467, 470, 471 read with section 120B of the Penal Code pending before the Judicial Magistrate, Ist class, Danapur. The facts that there was one Bodhi Singh who was admittedly a freedom fighter, had applied for pension to be granted by the Central Government to a freedom fighter. In the mean time he died and his wife applied for the said pension. She too died and thereafter her unmarried daughter Shakuntala Kumari, the present petitioner was granted the pension. One Laxman Singh who died subsequently filed a petition in the Punjab National Bank that the petitioner is not the daughter of Bodhi Singh. The said petition was forwarded to the Police station and an FIR was instituted. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the informant who is the Manager of the Punjab National Bank has no locus to institute a case for the reason that the bank is merely post office which disburses the money. It is not the case where the bank 2 has got any information or made enquiry with respect to the status of Shakuntala Kumari. In any event the case proceeded and the trial has commenced. The main submission on behalf of the petitioner is that the question of cancellation can only be dealt with by the Central Government. As far as cancellation is concerned, this aspect may be correct but as far as its impersonation is concerned, this fact can also be dealt by the local authorities. It is submitted that the case has been closed. Since the case is closed, the court is now only to deliver judgment which I am sure the court will do so expeditiously. This application is disposed of with the aforesaid observation. haque (Sheema Ali Khan, J.)