Sri Jata Shankar Pandey @ Jata Shankar Pandey v. The State Of Bihar, Through Vigilance, Anti Corruption, Bihar,

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

Criminal Miscellaneous No.25225 of 2018 Arising Out of PS.Case No. -10 Year- 2018 Thana -VIGILANCE District- PATNA ====================================================== Sri Jata Shankar Pandey @ Jata Shankar Pandey, District Minority Welfare Officer, Siwan. S/o Rangile Prasad Pandey, Resident of Villge- Bhaisauli, P.O.- Usrauli, P.S.- Sarpataha, District- Jaunpur, State- Uttar Pradesh. .... .... Petitioner/s

Versus

The State of Bihar, Through Vigilance, Anti Corruption, Bihar. .... .... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :

For the Petitioner/s : Mr. Uday Shankar Choudhary For the Opposite Party/s : Mr. Ramakant Sharma(L.O.,Inc.,Vigilance) ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE MOHIT KUMAR SHAH ORAL ORDER 06-07-2018 Heard.

The petitioner seeks regular bail in connection with Vigilance P.S. Case No. 10 of 2018 (Spl. Case No. 7/2018) for the offences punishable under Sections 7/13(2) read with section 13(1)(d) of the P.C. Act.

The allegation is regarding the petitioner having caught red handed by the vigilance officials while taking bribe. The learned counsel for the petitioner has submitted that the petitioner is languishing in custody since 16.03.2018 and has a clean antecedent.

Per contra, the learned counsel for the vigilance has vehemently opposed the prayer for bail.

Having regard to the facts and circumstances of the

Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.25225 of 2018 (4) dt.06-07-2018 2/2 case, I deem it fit and proper to direct for release of the petitioner immediately upon completion of six months of his custody from the date of his arrest i.e. 16.03.2018, on furnishing bail bonds of Rs.10,000/- with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned Special Judge, Vigilance North Bihar, Muzaffarpur in connection with P.S. Case No.10 of 2018. Accordingly, the present petition is disposed of. (Mohit Kumar Shah, J) BTiwary/-Md Rashid U T