Patna High CourtCR. MISC./18790/2017bail granted

Mohan Lal Sah v. The State Of Bihar Through Vigilance, Patna

2017-05-10Mr. Justice Prabhat Kumar Jha2 pages

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

Criminal Miscellaneous No.18790 of 2017 Arising Out of PS.Case No. -12 Year- 2017 Thana -C.B.I CASE District- MUZAFFARPUR ====================================================== Mohan Lal Sah Son of Late Hazari Lal Sah @ Hajari Sah Resident of Village-Majhaura, P.S.-Laukahi, District-Madhubani .... .... Petitioner/s

Versus

The State of Bihar through Vigilance, Patna .... .... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance:

For the Petitioner/s : Mr. Nilesh Kumar, Advocate. For the Opposite Party/s : Mr. Ramakant Sharma(L.O.,Inc.,Vigilance) ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE PRABHAT KUMAR JHA ORAL ORDER 10-05-2017 Heard both sides.

The petitioner seeks bail in Vigilance Case No. 12 of 2017 registered under Sections 7 and 13(2) read with Section 13(1)(d) of the Prevention of Corruption Act. The raiding team of vigilance department on a tipoff caught the petitioner red-handed while he was accepting bribe of Rs. 20,000/-.

Leanred counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner is a revenue clerk-cum-Circle Inspector and he has been falsely implicated in the case. The trap was not made in accordance with law. Chargesheet has already been submitted. The petitioner is in jail since 11.02.2017 and he has remained in jail for three months.

Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.18790 of 2017 (3) dt.10-05-2017 2/2 Considering the facts aforesaid, nature of allegations made against the petitioner and the fact that the petitioner has already remained in jail for three months, the above named petitioner is directed to be enlarged on bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs. 10,000/- (Ten thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the learned Special Judge, Vigilance, North Bihar, Muzaffarpur in connection with Vigilance P.S. Case No. 12 of 2017, subject to condition that the petitioner shall appear on each and every date during the course of trial. The petitioner shall not absent during the course of trial on two consecutive dates, failing which the learned court below shall be at liberty to cancel the bail bonds of the petitioner. (Prabhat Kumar Jha, J) Mishra/- U T