IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Cr.Misc. No.42813 of 2009 RAJA PRASAD YADAV, SON OF LATE KAREE PRASAD YADAV, RESIDENT OF VILLAGE-BAIJNATHPUR, POLICE STATION-SABOUR, DISTRICT-BHAGALPUR. …..Petitioner. Versus THE STATE OF BIHAR & THRU.VIG. …..Opposite Party. ----------- 03/ 22.01.2010 Heard Mr. Ranjan Kumar Jha, learned Counsel for the petitioner and learned Counsel for the State. The petitioner seeks bail in a case which has been registered under Sections 120B/409/419/420/467/468/471/477 of the Indian Penal Code and Section 5(i)(c)(d) of the Prevention of Corruption Act. The petitioner’s anticipatory bail was rejected in the year 1994 and his delayed appearance has caused the delay in disposal of the case. Submission is that the petitioner has surrendered on 05th October, 2009 and since then he is in custody. He did not know about the transfer of the case to the Vigilance Court and so he could not surrendered. The petitioner is the Dalpati of the Panchayat and he has never defaulted in discharging his duties. Another accused Kailash Mandal has been granted bail by this Court vide Cr. 2 Misc. No. 39850 of 2009 on 26.11.2009. Considering the facts and circumstances of the case, the above named petitioner is directed to be released from custody on bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs. 10,000/- (ten thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the learned Special Judge, Vigilance-II, Patna/concerned court in connection with Special Case No. 11 of 1986 arising out of Vigilance Case No. 03 of 1986. kksinha/ ( Shyam Kishore Sharma, J.)