Rajiv Ranjan Prakash v. The State Of Bihar Through The Cabinet Vigilance, Bihar, Patna

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

Criminal Miscellaneous No.31066 of 2017 Arising Out of PS.Case No. -93 Year- 2016 Thana -VIGILANCE District- PATNA ====================================================== Rajiv Ranjan Prakash, son of Sri Ram Chandra Ram, Resident of B/502 Ram Jaipal Nagar, Gola Road, P.S. Rupaspur, District- Patna. .... .... Petitioner.

Versus

The State of Bihar through the Cabinet Vigilance, Bihar, Patna. .... .... Opposite Party.

====================================================== Appearance :

For the Petitioner : Mr. For the Vigilance Department : Mr. ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE RAJENDRA KUMAR MISHRA ORAL ORDER ------------- 12-12-2017 Heard.

The petitioner apprehends his arrest in connection with Special Case No.53 of 2016, arising out of Vigilance P.S. Case No.93 of 2016, registered under Sections 409, 406, 420, 467, 468, 471 and 120B of the Indian Penal Code besides Section 13(2) read with Sections 13(1)(c)(d) of the P.C. Act.

The accusation is of purchasing Highmast light, laptops and other materials by the Nagar Parishad Sasaram, on higher price than the price online, of which the petitioner was the Executive Officer.

Learned Senior counsel for the petitioner submits that, admittedly, the petitioner was posted as the Executive Officer,

Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.31066 of 2017 (6) dt.12-12-2017 2/2 Nagar Parishad, Sasaram, and the materials were purchased on the decision of the Empowered Standing Committee on inviting tender.

Having considered the facts and the circumstances of the case, let the petitioner, above named, in the event of his arrest or surrender by him within six weeks from today, be enlarged on bail on his furnishing bail bond of Rs.10,000/-(Rupees Ten Thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the Special Judge, Vigilance-I, Patna, in connection with Special Case No.53 of 2016, arising out of Vigilance P.S. Case No.93 of 2016, subject to the conditions laid down under Section 438(2) Cr.P.C. (Rajendra Kumar Mishra, J) P.S./- U T