IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Cr. Misc. No.32569 of 2010 SYED SADIQUE HUSSAIN Son of Late Ashique Hussain Versus THE STATE OF BIHAR THRU. VIG. ----------- 2/ 08.09.2010 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and the Vigilance. The petitioner is an accused in a case under Sections 7/13(i) read with Section 13(i)(D) of the Prevention of Corruption Act. The prayer for bail of the petitioner was earlier rejected on 20.07.2010 vide Cr. Misc. No. 24156 of 2010 with an observation to renew the prayer for bail after remaining in custody for four months. Allegation is that petitioner was apprehended while accepting bribe of Rs.10,000/-. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that he is not the Private Secretary. There are two Assistant Secretary and one Deputy Secretary in the Madarsa Board including the petitioner, who is an Assistant Secretary. According to the petitioner, as per office order no. 586 dated 15.02.2010 he has been allotted work of Madarsa falling in Koshi Division and the instant episode relates to Banka Division. Counsel for the Vigilance submits that as per order dated 20.07.2010, petitioner should have renewed the prayer for bail only after completion of four months in jail custody. However, he has moved this Court four days in advance. 2 Generally, this Court is not inclined to entertain such pre-mature application but taking into consideration that the next three days are also holidays, this Court directs that the petitioner, named above, be released on bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs. 7,000/- (Seven thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of Special Judge, Vigilance-1st, Patna in connection with Vigilance P.S. case no. 41 of 2010 (Spl. Case no. 27 of 2010) with the condition that one of the sureties would be in form of cash deposit. Uday/ (Samarendra Pratap Singh, J.)