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. ---------------------------------- 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. )