IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Cr.Misc. No.49682 of 2008 JITENDRA JHA Versus THE STATE OF BIHAR THRU. CBI. ----------- 2. 16.01.2009 Heard Sri Pramod Mishra, Advocate for the petitioner and Sri Bipin Kumar Sinha, S.C. for the C.B.I. The petitioner was the Surveyor of an Insurance company and the allegation is that he prepared a false and fabricated report without performing his duties properly and thereby caused the payment of wrong insurance claim amounting to Rs.27,000/-. The instances of the acts of the petitioner have been detailed in the report filed by the C.B.I. as to how the report was manipulated. One such instance was that the petitioner did not go to inspect the subject matter of settlement or the shops, which had issued the receipts and forwarded the report that he had done it. The petitioner is in custody since 25.11.2008 and it is conveyed to this court that he has been remanded in yet another case also. The contention is that the beneficiaries of the settled insurance claims have deposited the sums, which were paid to them on account of the hoax settlement. The - 2 - further contention is that one such claimant has been admitted to bail, of course, on account of being a lady. Regard being had to the above facts and circumstances, let petitioner Jitendra Jha be released from custody on furnishing a bond of Rs.10,000/- (ten thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of Special Judge (C.B.I.), North Bihar, Patna in connection with Special Case No. 2 of 2006 arising out of R.C. No. 2(A) of 2006. DKS/ (Dharnidhar Jha, J.)