IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Cr.Misc. No.39883 of 2008 NIRANJAN KUMAR GHOSH, son of Late Kamini Mohan Ghosh, resident of Adarsh Colony, West Patel Nagar, P.S. Lal Bhadur Shastri Nagar, Patna, District Patna ----- Petitioner Versus THE STATE OF BIHAR THROUGH VIGILANCE DEPARTMENT ----------- 2. 10.12.2008 Heard the learned counsel for the petitioner and the State. The petitioner is apprehending his arrest in connection with Vigilance P.S. Case No.12/2000 for the alleged offences registered under sections 420, 465, 467, 468, 471, 477A, 109 and 120B of the Indian Penal Code and section 13(2) read with section 13(1)(d) of the Prevention of Corruption Act and section 4(2) of the Bihar Non-Government Physical Teachers’ Training College and Non-Government Primary Teachers’ Education College (Control & Regulation) Act. It is submitted on behalf of the petitioner that the petitioner at the material time was the Assistant in the Human Resources Development Department working in the concerned Section and he had dealt with the report submitted by the inspecting team with regard to recognition of the Institute in question. As regards the merits of the report, he has nothing to do whether the Institute deserves recognition or not. It is further submitted that that in this case another co-accused was the Deputy Secretary, namely, Ramjee and he was allowed anticipatory bail by order dated 25.8.2008, as contained 2 in Annexure 3 and another co-accused, who was the member of the inspecting team, namely, Darshrath Tiwari, was also allowed bail vide order dated 28.07.2008, vide Annexure 2/A. The learned counsel appearing for the Vigilance opposes the prayer for bail and submits that the office note was initiated by this petitioner for recognition of the Institute and as such he is equally liable. Considering the facts and circumstances, let the petitioner above named, in the event of his arrest or surrender in connection with Special Case No.06/02/03/2000 arising out of Vigilance P.S. Case No.12/2000 within a period of four weeks from today, be enlarged on bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs.10,000/- (Ten thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the Special Judge, Vigilance, Patna, in connection with the aforesaid case, on the conditions mentioned in sub-section (2) of section 438 of the Code of Criminal Procedure. PNM (Shailesh Kumar Sinha, J.)