IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Criminal Miscellaneous No.39522 of 2011 Arun Kumar Singh Versus The State Of Bihar Through Vig ---------------------------------- 3 08-12-2011 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner as well as learned counsel appearing for the Vigilance. Petitioner is in jail custody since 07-09-2011 in a case registered under Sections-7/13(2) read with Section-13(1)(d) of the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988 on the charges that he was caught red handed accepting bribe. The contention of learned counsel for the petitioner is that as a matter of fact, one Indradeo Prasad and Kaushalya Devi had encroached Government lands and when the petitioner being the Circle Officer initiated proceedings against them, the aforesaid persons in connivance with the police officials and villagers, hatched up a conspiracy and falsely implicated the petitioner in the present case. It is further contended by him that so far as the recovery of alleged money is concerned, the same had forcibly been thrust upon the petitioner. It is further contended by him that investigation has been completed and charge sheet has already been submitted, so there is no need to keep the petitioner behind the bars. On the otherhand, learned counsel appearing for the Vigilance opposed the prayer placing this fact that the petitioner has been caught red handed accepting bribe. Considering the aforesaid facts and circumstances of - 2 - the case as well as submission of the parties, let the petitioner, namely, Arun Kumar Singh be released on bail on furnishing bail bonds of Rs 10,000/- (ten thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each in connection with Special Case No. 45 of 2011 arising out of Vigilance P.S. Case No. 61 of 2011 to the satisfaction of Special Judge, Vigilance, Trap Cases-cum- A.D.J.-II, Patna subject to condition that if in course of trial, the trial court feels non-cooperation of the petitioner in the proceeding of the trial, the learned trial court shall be at liberty to cancel the bail bonds of the petitioner. AKV/- (Hemant Kumar Srivastava,J.)