IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CWJC No.8288 of 2010 1. RAM PUKAR RAI S/O LATE BANKA RAI VICE PRESIDENT , S.B.I.STAFF ASSOCIATION PATNA CIRCLE, RESIDENT OF VILL&P.O.CHILHARI, P.S.DUMRAON, DISTT-BUXAR 2. SURENDRA KUMAR S/O SRI BALGOVIND SINGH SPECIAL ASSTT. S.B.I., DOMAN BRANCH, P.O.DOMAN, P.S.BAKHTIYARPUR, DISTT-PATNA Versus 1. THE UNION OF INDIA THROUGH DIRECTOR C.B.I. NEW DELHI 2. THE SUPERINTENDENT OF POLICE, C.B.I./ACB PATNA BIHAR 3. THE CHIEF GENERAL MANAGER, S.B.I. L.H.O. PATNA-800001 4. THE CHIEF VIGILANCE OFFICER, S.B.I. CORPORATE CENTRE MADAM CAMA ROAD, MUMBAI-21 5. THE ASSTT. GENERAL MANAGER(ADMIN) & APPOINTING AUTHORITY S.B.I. ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICE PATNA 6. SRI JAI NANDAN SINGH S/O LATE RAM CHARITRA SINGH SPECIAL PERSONAL DEPARTMENT , S.B.I. L.H.O., PATNA, RESIDENT OF HOUSE NO.8, VIKRAMSHEELA CO-OPERATIVE SOCIETY NEAR AMBEDKAR MURTEE, KANKARBAGH, PATNA ----------- For the petitioners : M/S Devendra Kumar Singh & Ravindra Kumar Sinha, Advocates. For the S.B.I.: M/S S.D.Sanjay & Gopal Prasad Gupta, Advocates. For the C.B.I. : Mr. Bipin Kumar Sinha, Advocate. ====== 5. 25.06.2010. Heard learned counsel for the petitioners, State Bank of India (hereinafter referred to as the “Bank”) and the Central Bureau of Investigation (hereinafter referred to as “C.B.I.”). 2. In response to my query made under orders dated 21.5.2010 counsel for the Bank has submitted that necessary sanction for prosecution of Sri J.N.Singh, General Secretary of the Bank, Staff Association, Patna Circle has been accorded in response to the letter of the Chief Vigilance Officer of the Bank dated 18.08.2009, Annexure-5. Counsel for the C.B.I. states that having completed investigation charge sheet has already been submitted and the court having perused the charge sheet has also taken cognizance of the offences found true during investigation. 3. Learned counsel for the petitioners having learnt about the aforesaid development submitted that he has invited the attention of the Assistant General Manager, Region-1 of the Bank under letter dated - 2 - 22.7.2009 that said J.N.Singh is attempting to threaten the witnesses who are likely to depose against him in the criminal trial as those witnesses have already deposed against him before the Investigating Agency and their statements are found recorded in the case diary. In this connection it is further submitted that Petitioner No. 2 is one of the charge-sheet witnesses against said J.N.Singh. In this background it is submitted that the Assistant General Manager, Region-1 should initiate a disciplinary proceeding against J.N.Singh for his overt act of threatening the witnesses. 4. Let the petitioners file further request before the Assistant General Manager, Region-1 who should consider the same in accordance with law within a reasonable time. 5. The writ application is, accordingly, disposed of. P.K.P. (V.N.Sinha,J.)