IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Cr.Misc. No.51717 of 2008 1. VIJAY KUMAR SHARMA S/O SRI RAGHBAR SHARMA, R/O VILL. RAGHUNATHPUR, P.S. PALIGANJ, DIST. PATNA. ----- PETITIONER Versus 1. STATE OF BIHAR ----- OPP. PARTY. ----------- For the petitioner: Mr. Ashwini Kumar Rai, Advocate. For the Opp. Party : Mr. C. Jawahar, APP. 03. 15.04.2009 Heard both sides. The sole petitioner seeks anticipatory bail in a case instituted under Sections 420,467,468,471 of the Penal Code. As per allegation in the F.I.R., one Raghuraj Kesari (named in the F.I.R.), evaded crores of Rupees in respect of tax by not getting himself registered with the department. The allegation against the petitioner is that he being Supply Officer submitted fake report about the genuineness of the address of the accused. Learned counsel for the petitioner by filing supplementary affidavit states that aforesaid Raghuraj Kesari has since been granted the privilege of anticipatory bail under order dated 07.11.2006 (annexure-4). It has further been submitted that in course of investigation, it has been noticed that the named accused were earlier residing at the place which was certified by the petitioner. Referring to various paragraphs of the case diary, it has been submitted that the apprehension of being arrested in the case appears recently when the police made requisition for his arrest. In this connection, he draws attention of this court to 2 paragraph no. 136 of the case diary. It has further been submitted that in identical circumstances another case was lodged being Buxar Town P.S. Case No. 289 of 2005, in which the petitioner has been released on anticipatory bail. Learned counsel for the petitioner, in this connection, refers to the order dated 19.03.2009 passed in Cr. Misc. No. 51716 of 2008 (annexure 4- A). In the facts and circumstances of the case, this court is inclined to grant indulgence in favour of the petitioner. In the event of his arrest or surrender within four weeks from today before the court below, above named petitioner is directed to be released 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 Chief Judicial Magistrate, Buxar, in connection with Buxar (T) P.S. Case no. 290/2005, subject to the conditions as laid down under Sections 438(2) of the Code of Criminal Procedure. Sym/ (Kishore K. Mandal, J.)