IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Cr.Misc. No.30153 of 2010 MADAN GOPAL PANDEY Versus THE STATE OF BIHAR THROUGH CABINET(VIGILANCE) DEPARTMENT, BIHAR, PATNA. ----------- 2. 20.09.10. Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and the Vigilance. The petitioner being the retired District Transport Officer is languishing in custody since 18.05.2010 in a case registered under Sections 409, 420, 468, 471,120B of the I.P.C. and Section 13(2) of the Prevention of Corruption Act. It is alleged against the petitioner that without verifying the documents and without receiving the ‘No Objection Certificate’ several vehicles were registered. It is submitted by the learned counsel for the petitioner that the petitioner retired in the year 1996 and he is at present 75 years of age and is ready to co-operate in the trial. Mr. Chaurasia, learned counsel for the Vigilance, submits that the petitioner is involved in 65 such cases. It is submitted by the learned counsel for the petitioner that in 13 out of 65 cases, the petitioner was granted anticipatory bail by 2 this court because in all the cases there is allegation of registration of the vehicles without obtaining the ‘No Objection certificate’ and with the same allegation 65 cases have been lodged. Considering the age of the petitioner being retired government servant and the undertaking to co-operate in trial, let the petitioner above named be released 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 I, Patna, in Special Case No. 43 of 1994 (arising out of Dehri( Town ) P.S. Case No. 152 of 1994). The learned court below will be at liberty to cancel the bail of the petitioner if he fails to appear on two consecutive dates during trial. U.K. (Dinesh Kumar Singh,J.)