IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Cr.Misc. No.13915 of 2009 INDRADEO PRASAD Versus STATE OF BIHAR THRU.VIG. ----------- 2. 22.5.2009 Head. The case relates to presenting drafts in the F.C.I. for taking delivery of cereals for distribution through Public Distribution System. The racket was that the amount of draft of a particular draft which was presented before the concerned employee of the F.C.I. godown as per which cost the cereal was to be supplied was to be entered into a register while making entries of the amount of the draft one numeral on either side of the value of the draft use to be added so as to inflating its value and thereon the dealers use to take delivery of the supply to them. It is a huge racket and it could not be confined to any particular part of Bihar, almost every district has reported commission of such offences by P.D.S. dealer and employees of the F.C.I. The contention is that the difference between the real draft amount and the inflated amount of the draft was only 5,000/- and the petitioner has deposited that amount in the - 2 - treasury. The contention further is that similarly situated accused Sachidanand Singh on consideration of the above argument being admitted to anticipatory bail by a Bench of this Court in Cr.Misc.Petition No.42057 of 2008. Regard being had to the above facts and circumstances, let the above named petitioner be released from custody either in the event of his arrest by the police or surrender in the court below on furnishing bond of Rs.10,000/-(ten thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of Special Judge-I, Vigilance, Patna in Spl.Case No.27 of 2008, subject to the condition as laid down under Section 438(2)of the Cr.P.C. This order of anticipatory bail shall be valid only up to the submission of chargesheet. B.Kr. ( Dharnidhar Jha, J. )