Shri Jayjee @ Jay Kumar @ Jai Kumar @ Jai Jee v. The State Of Bihar Through The Vigilance Department , Patna

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.39799 of 2023 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-12 Year-2023 Thana- VIGILANCE District- Patna ====================================================== SHRI JAYJEE @ JAY KUMAR @ JAI KUMAR @ JAI JEE SON OF BALESHWAR SHARMA RESIDENT OF VILLAGE- SARAI, POST AND PS- MANER, DISTT- PATNA, PRESENTLY RESIDING AT MOHALLASHEHZAADPUR ANDAR KILA, KONAHRA GHAT, PS- HAJIPUR, DISTT- VAISHALI ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

THE STATE OF BIHAR THROUGH THE VIGILANCE DEPARTMENT , PATNA PATNA ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :

For the Petitioner/s :

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

Mr. Arvind Kumar, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE CHANDRA PRAKASH SINGH ORAL ORDER 12-07-2023 Learned counsel for the petitioner is permitted to remove defect (s), as pointed out by the office, if any, within a period of four weeks on resumption of physical mode. Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned A.P.P for the State.

The petitioner has preferred this application for grant of regular bail in connection with Vigilance P.S. Case No. 12 of 2023 arising out of Special Case No. 08 of 2023 dated 15.03.2023 registered for the offences punishable u/s 7(a) of the Prevention of Corruption Act.

As per the prosecution case, the allegation against the

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.39799 of 2023(2) dt.12-07-2023 2/3 petitioner is of demanding Rs. 30,000/- as bribe for lessening the electricity bill.

Learned counsel for the petitioner has submitted that the petitioner is innocent and has falsely been implicated in this case. The petitioner has never demanded any bribe. Nothing has been recovered from the conscious possession of the petitioner. The petitioner has clean antecedent as stated in para 3 of the bail petition. The petitioner is in custody since 16.03.2023. Learned A.P.P. for the State has vehemently opposed the bail petition of the petitioner.

Considering the aforesaid facts and circumstances of the case as well as the period of custody, the petitioner abovenamed, is directed to be enlarged on bail on furnishing bail-bond of Rs.20,000/- (Rupees Twenty Thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned Court concerned, North Bihar, Muzzafarpur in connection with Vigilance P.S. Case No. 12 of 2023 arising out of Special Case No. 08 of 2023, with the condition/s:-

1. The petitioner is directed to remain physically present before the learned Court below on each and every date, failing which on two consecutive dates without reasonable cause, the bail bond of the petitioner is liable to be cancelled.

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.39799 of 2023(2) dt.12-07-2023 3/3 The application stands allowed.

(Chandra Prakash Singh, J) guddukr/- U T