IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Cr.Misc. No.52854 of 2008 GAYA SHANKAR, Son of late Chandar Prasad, Resident of village- Saidpur, P.S. Bankipur, P.S. Kadam Kuan, District- Patna. Versus STATE OF BIHAR ----------- 2. 01.05.2009 The petitioner is apprehends his arrest in Saharsa P. S. Case No. 290 of 2008 under Sections 420, 467 and 468 of the Indian Penal Code on the allegation that the petitioner had submitted a forged matriculation certificate and that on basis of it forged service book prepared. The learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner was appointed a clerk in Transport Department in the year 1966 and after rendering 42 years of service without any complaint for any corner he retired on 31.1.2008. Further submission is that six months after his retirement, the F.I.R. was lodged on 6.7.2008 with the allegation that the matriculation certificate furnished by the petitioner at the time of entering into his service was forged. The learned counsel says that the petitioner is an old age person suffering from various ailments for which he is under treatment. Vide prosecution at Annexure- 2, the learned counsel also says that after completion of 42 years of service the question of the genuineness of matriculation certificate of the petitioner has been raised. The learned counsel also says that the petitioner is always liable to departmental action also even after his retirement, if something is found against him during his tenure. - 2 - In the facts and circumstances of the case, the petitioner Gaya Shankar is admitted to anticipatory bail in the event of his arrest/surrender before the court below within two weeks from today on his furnishing bail bond of Rs. 10,000/- (ten thousand) with two sureties of like amount each to the satisfaction of Chief Judicial Magistrate, Saharsa, in connection with Saharsa Sadar P.S. Case No.290 of 2008 subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 438(2) of the Code of Civil Procedure. (C.M. Prasad, J.) Ravi/-