IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Cr. Misc. No.51716 of 2008 Vijay Kumar Sharma, son of Sri Raghubar Sharma, Resident of village Raghunathpur, P.S. Paliganj, District Patna .. petitioner Versus The State of Bihar .. Opposite Party **** /2/ 19.03.2009 Heard the counsel for the petitioner and the State. 2. Petitioner is presently posted as District Supply Officer, Buxar. He is apprehending arrest in connection with Buxar (T) P.S. Case No. 289 of 2005 registered for offence under Sections 420, 467, 469 and 471 of the Indian Penal Code, which has been instituted on the basis of statement of Assistant Commissioner, Commercial Taxes, Buxar. Allegation against the petitioner is that in the year 2001 while he was posted as Marketing Manager-cum- Supply Inspector, Buxar, had submitted a wrong verification report regarding the address of Mukund Kesari and on the basis of that verification report licence was issued in his favour. That Mukund Kesari avoided payment of commercial tax and also did not apply for registration causing loss of revenue to the State Government. Counsel - 2 - for the petitioner submits that in the year 2001 when verification report was submitted by the petitioner Mukund Kesari was residing at that very address as mentioned in the verification report and this fact has been corroborated by the land lord of the house, which was taken on rent by the accused Mukund Kesari. Subsequently, he and his brother changed their residence and address, started residing at Gazipur. 3. Considering the facts, the prayer for grant of anticipatory bail on behalf of the petitioner, Vijay Kumar Sharma, is allowed. He is directed to be released on anticipatory bail, in case of his surrender before the Court concerned within four weeks from today, on furnishing bail bond of Rs.10,000/- (rupees ten thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each in connection with the aforementioned case to the satisfaction of the Chief Judicial Magistrate, Buxar, subject to the condition laid down under Section 438(2) of the Criminal Procedure Code. S.A. (Mridula Mishra, J.)