Authority: High Court of Judicature at Patna

Order Date: 16-07-2026

Case Overview

  • Petitioner: Kumari Nilam (also referred to as Kumari Neelam), wife of Sri Ramji Kumar Mehta, resident of Mastalipur, Barangdhar, Gaya district.
  • Opposite Parties: The State of Bihar and the Vigilance Bureau, Head Quarter, Patna.
  • Case Numbers: Criminal Miscellaneous No.25103 of 2026; arising out of PS Case No.651 of 2025, Thana Wazirganj, District Gaya.
  • FIR alleges offences under Sections 318(4), 338, 336(3) and 340(2) of the Bihar Penal Code for procuring a Panchayat Teacher appointment using a forged B.T.C. Training Mark Sheet purportedly issued by the Examination Controller, Bharatiya Shiksha Parishad, Uttar Pradesh.
  • The FIR was filed following verification of the certificate during an inquiry ordered under CWJC No.15459 of 2014, which found the certificate to be forged.
  • Petitioner contends she legitimately completed the training, obtained the certificate from the now‑defunct Bharatiya Shiksha Parishad, and that any doubt arises only because the institution no longer exists. She asserts her appointment in 2007 involved verification of all certificates with no objections raised.
  • Petitioner submitted her resignation on 02‑05‑2026 (Annexure‑P/2) and has no prior criminal antecedent.
  • The Vigilance side, via Special Public Prosecutor, argued the certificate was verified as fake, leading to the FIR, and that the petitioner unlawfully occupied a public post and drew salary.

Final Outcome

  • The Court, considering the petitioner’s clean record, resignation, and her undertaking to cooperate with investigators, granted anticipatory bail.
  • Conditions: petitioner may be released on bail if arrested or surrenders within four weeks from the order, upon furnishing a bail bond of Rs. 20,000 with two sureties of equal amount each, to the satisfaction of the Judicial Magistrate, 1st Class, Gaya (or successor court). One surety must be a close family member of the petitioner.
  • The bail is subject to Section 482(2) of the Bihar Criminal Procedure Code.

Topics: Anticipatory Bail, Forged Certificate, Public Employment