Rahul Kumar v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.23034 of 2026 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-112 Year-2025 Thana- VIGILANCE District- Patna ====================================================== Rahul Kumar S/o- Birendra Thakur R/o vill- Dama, P.S.- Jagdishpur, Distt.- Bhojpur, at present-Rajaswa Karmchari Anchal office, Patharghat, DistSaharasa. ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

The State of Bihar ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr. Kumar Amit, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr. Md. Ataur Rahman, APP Mr. Arvind kumar, Advocate ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE PRAVEEN KUMAR ORAL ORDER 07-05-2026 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned counsel for the Vigilance.

2. The petitioner has preferred this application for grant of regular bail in connection with Vigilance P.S. Case No. 112 of 2025 dated 15.12.2025 registered for the offences punishable under Section 7(a) of the Prevention of Corruption Act.

3. As per the prosecution case, the petitioner being a Revenue Officer is alleged to have taken Rs. 5,000/- as bribe money.

4. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner has falsely been implicated in the case. It has further been submitted that it is the petitioner who is the first offender.

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.23034 of 2026(3) dt.07-05-2026 2/3 The petitioner is in custody since 16.12.2025 and he has got no criminal antecedent. It is further submitted that charge sheet has been filed in this case. There is no allegation of tampering against the petitioner. It is further submitted that the petitioner is ready to co-operate in the trial.

5. Learned counsel for the Vigilance has vehemently opposed the prayer for bail of the petitioner by submitting that the petitioner was found to have been taken illegal gratification.

6. Heard the parties and perused the records.

7. Considering the aforesaid facts and circumstances of the case, the petitioner above-named is directed to be enlarged on bail on furnishing bail-bond of Rs.10,000/- (Rupees Ten Thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned Additional Sessions Judge-II-cumSpecial Judge (Vigilance), Bhagalpur in connection with Vigilance P.S. Case No. 112 of 2025, with the following conditions:- (i). The petitioner is directed to co-operate in the trial and be well represented on each and every date fixed in the trial and failure to appear on two consecutive dates, the court below would be at liberty to cancel the bail bonds of the petitioner. (ii). It is further directed that if the petitioner gets

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.23034 of 2026(3) dt.07-05-2026 3/3 involved subsequently in similar nature of offence, the State would be at liberty to file appropriate application for cancellation of bail bonds.

8. The application stands allowed.

(Praveen Kumar, J) atul/- U T