Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.31838 of 2011 (2) dt.19-09-2011 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Criminal Miscellaneous No.31838 of 2011 ====================================================== Subhash Chandra Mishra, S/O Yogendra Mishra, R/O Vill, P.O. & P.s.- Nanpur, Distt.- Sitamarhi. .... .... Petitioner. Versus The State of Bihar through Vigilance Deptt. .... .... Opposite Party. ====================================================== 2 19-09-2011 Heard learned counsel for petitioner and learned counsel for the State. The petitioner apprehends his arrest in connection with a case registered for the offence punishable under sections 120, 120B, 406, 409 of the Indian Penal Code and Sections 7 and 13 of the Prevention of Corruption Act. The occurrence relates to the year 1993 and the case has been instituted on 27.06.2011. The petitioner retired from service on attaining the age of superannuation on 30.06.2000 and after 11 years of his retirement this case has been instituted. He has got all the retirement benefits as there was nothing alleged against him nor any case was pending against him. It is also submitted that there is no complicity of petitioner in any manner in the alleged offence. He had no role to play in the matter of installation of C.T./ P.T. in metering unit of the concerned unit and it was the job of officers and engineers of technical wing of the Board. It is submitted that loss, if any, Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.31838 of 2011 (2) dt.19-09-2011 caused to the Board is not at the instance of the petitioner. The petitioner as on date is aged about 71 years. Taking into consideration the aforesaid submissions, let the petitioner, namely, Subhash Chandra Mishra, in the event of his arrest or surrender before the court below within a period of four weeks from the date of receipt/communication of the order be released on bail on furnishing bail bonds of Rs.5,000/- (five thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of Special Judge, Vigilance- II, Patna, in connection with Special Case No. 17 of 2011 arising out of K. Hat P.S. Case No. 255, dated 27.06.2011, subject to the conditions as laid down under section 438(2) of the Code of Criminal Procedure. Bhardwaj/- (Ashwani Kumar Singh, J)