IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Cr.Misc. No.11276 of 2010 SHYAM JAISWAL @ SRI SHYAM JAISWAL Versus STATE OF BIHAR ----------- 2. 30-Apr-2010 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned counsel for the State. At the relevant time petitioner was a Ward Councillor in Nagar Parishad, Araria and his wife, another accused, Smt.Anjani Jaiswal was the Chief Councillor. According to allegations the contractor was paid entire money under a conspiracy but in fact he supplied only 199 vapour lamp sets instead of 288 and subsequently those vapour lamps also turned defective. To replace the defective bulbs or other equipments allegedly those sets were dismantled and removed and never supplied again. Further allegation is that wrong and incorrect entries were got made in the stock register to show that all the 288 vapour lamp sets had been deposited in the store. The learned Sessions Judge has referred to the materials collected during investigation. On that basis prayer for anticipatory bail of the petitioner was rejected. On behalf of the petitioner, it has been submitted that the - 2 - case has been lodged after his wife left the office of Chief Councillor and it has been done for political reasons. Be as it may, in the facts of the case, this Court is not persuaded to grant anticipatory bail to the petitioner. The prayer for bail is rejected. This order shall not prejudice the case of the petitioner if he surrenders and seeks regular bail. perwez (Shiva Kirti Singh,J.)