IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Cr.Misc. No.17341 of 2008 DHARMSHILA KUMARI Versus STATE OF BIHAR ----------- 2 08.05.2008 The petitioner, an Aanganwari Sevika, figuring as the sole F.I.R. named accused in Noorsarai P.S. case No. 8 of 2008 registered under sections 406, 420, 467 and 468 I.P.C., apprehending her arrest in connection therewith has prayed for anticipatory bail. According to the prosecution case, on examination of the register maintained at the center of the petitioner in respect of Scheme of take home ration by the Forensic Science Laboratory, Patna, it was detected that all the signatures in the register appeared to be of one person and therefore, it was presumed that in execution of a criminal conspiracy signatures of different beneficiaries were forged and thereby funds for the Scheme had been misappropriated by the petitioner. The submission on behalf of the petitioner is that she has been falsely implicated in this case due to village politics inasmuch as the register examined by the Forensic Science Laboratory was not the original register maintained in the office since the original register was still in her possession . In this connection it was submitted that the original beneficiaries had represented before the I.G. for proper investigation and also stating therein that there was in fact no complaint by any of the beneficiaries. From the impugned order of the Sessions Court, it appears - 2 - that the register was seized from the office premises. There is no justification in maintaining two registers in the same office unless some manipulation was going on. That apart the investigation is still going on. Even the plea taken by the petitioner is a matter which can be looked into during the trial only. In the situation at hand benefits of section 438 Cr.P.C. cannot be extended to the petitioner. Her prayer therefor is accordingly rejected. Sanjay/- (Abhijit Sinha, J.)