IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Cr.Misc. No.11104 of 2010 SATYANARAYAN PRASAD @ SATYA NARAYAN SINGH Son of Sri Laxmi Narayan Singh presently working as Executive Engineer Rural Works Department-2 at Gopalganj - - Petitioner Versus STATE OF BIHAR through the Vigilance -- Opposite party ----------- 03/ 21.05.2010 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned counsel for the State. Petitioner is accused for offences punishable under sections 10, 12, 13 (1d) read with sections 13(2), 15 of Prevention of Corruption Act and section 353 of the Indian Penal Code. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that he is Executive Engineer and the allegation is that he tried to give Rs 15,000/- to the District Magistrate as bribe for giving some project. Learned counsel for the petitioner further submits that no specific project was mentioned and hence payment of such money was absolutely in the air without any basis. Learned counsel for the petitioner avers that he has been implicated because the District Magistrate wanted twelve contractors to be blacklisted by the petitioner which he had not done. Learned counsel for the petitioner states that there is no chance of absconding as he is a government servant and is in custody since 04.01.2010. Considering the facts and circumstances, this petition for bail is allowed. Let the petitioner, namely, Satyanarayan Prasad @ Sartya Narayan Singh be released on bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs 10,000/- (Rupees ten thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of Special Judge (Vigilance) North Bihar, at Muzaffarpur in Special Case no. 01 of 2010 arising out of Gopalganj - 2 - P.S. Case no. 02 of 2010. shahid (S.N.Hussain, J)