IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Cr.Misc. No.43782 of 2008 SUDHIR KUMAR @ SUDHIR KUMAR MAHTO S/O-Sri Laxmi Narayan Mahto, R/O-Vill-Nayatola, Sundarpur, P.O.-Lalbagh, P.S.-Sadar Darbhanga, Distt.-Darbhanga. …………………Petitioner Versus STATE OF BIHAR THRU.VIGILANCE WTIH Cr.Misc. No.46235 of 2008 GULAB RAI S/O-Late Suratlal Rai, R/O-Vill-Rampatti Tola, Murlikha, P.S.-Raj Nagar, Distt.- Madhubani…………………Petitioner. Versus STATE OF BIHAR ----------- 2/ 01.12.2008 Since both above these bail applications have arisen out of one occurrence i.e. Vigilance P.S. Case No. 42/2008 giving rise to Special Case No. 41/2008 they have been heard together and are being disposed of by this common order. The case has been registered under Sections 467, 468, 471, 477A, 409, 420 and 120B of the Indian Penal Code and Section 13(2) read with Section 13(1)(d) of the Prevention of Corruption Act. Allegation is that Shyam Kishore Prasad was appointed as Nodel Officer under the N.H. Act 1956. Huge amount of public money has been defalcated by the accused persons. Enquiry officer has also found that applications from the land holders were obtained for individual illegal gain of the accused persons and enhanced rate was paid. Submission is that the petitioners are not named - 2 - in the First Information Report. Other similarly situated accused persons have been granted bail by this Court. Reliance has been placed on order dated 23.10.2008 in Cr. Misc. No. 41984 of 2008 granting bail to Ram Prit Rai and order dated 18.11.2008 in Cr. Misc. No. 43383 of 2008 granting bail to Shyam Kishore Prasad the sole named accused of the case. Let the above named petitioners be released from custody on furnishing bail bonds of Rs. 10,000/-(ten thousand) each with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of Special Judge, Vigilance, Muzaffarpur in connection with Vigilance P.S. Case No. 42/2008 giving rise to Special Case No. 41 of 2008. kksinha/ (Shyam Kishore Sharma, J.)