IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.33158 of 2026 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-87 Year-2024 Thana- TELHARA District- Nalanda ====================================================== 1. Ranjendra Pandey @ Ravindra Pandey S/O Late Kedar Pandey R/O Village- Naradi, P.S.- Tharthri, District- Nalanda. 2. Radha Devi W/O Ramashray Pandey R/O Village- Jaitipur, P.S.- Telhari, Distt.-Nalanda. 3. Kapildeo Sharma S/O Late Bachhu Prasad R/O Village- Mandchh, P.S.- Telhara, District- Nalanda. 4. Kameshwar Pandey S/O Late Dwarika Pandey R/O Village- Jaitipur, P.S- Telhara, Distt.- Nalanda. 5. Sonu Pandey S/O Bhushan Pandey R/O Village- P.S- Ikangarsarai, Distt.- Nalanda. ... ... Petitioner/s Versus The State of Bihar ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance : For the Petitioners : Ms. Shalu Sinha, Advocate For the State : Dr. Mrityunjaya Kr.Gautam, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE PRABHAT KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER 3 29-06-2026 Heard learned counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioners and learned APP appearing on behalf of the State. 2. The prayer for grant of anticipatory bail to Petitioner No. 3 has already been dismissed as withdrawn vide order dated 11.05.2026. 3. Petitioner Nos. 1, 2, 4 and 5 apprehend their arrest in a case registered for the offence punishable under Sections 420, 120B and 34 of the Indian Penal Code. 4. As per prosecution case, informant alleged that Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.33158 of 2026(3) dt.29-06-2026 2/2 irregularities were found in the appointment of teachers, namely Ajay Kumar and Shweat Kumari. Pursuant to the directions of the Bihar Sanskrit Education Board, a joint inquiry was conducted and it was found that the School Management Committee had committed serious procedural violations and concealed materials facts during appointment made in June and August 2013. Petitioners were members of the alleged management committee and one of the member was relative of Ajay Kumar who was illegally appointed on the post of teacher. 5. Considering the facts and circumstances of the case, specific and direct nature of accusation and gravity of offence, the prayer for grant of anticipatory bail to the petitioners is rejected. shashank/- (Prabhat Kumar Singh, J) U T