IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Cr.Misc. No.45470 of 2008 SATISH KUMAR SINHA SON OF SRI TARKESHWAR PRASAD SINHA, BLOCK SUPPLY OFFICER, ATRI,GAYA RESIDENT OF VILLAGE KOLHAR (LALA TOLA), P.S. TUNDI DISTRICT DHANBAD Versus THE STATE OF BIHAR THRU. VIG. ----------- 3/ 31.3.2009 Heard learned counsel for the parties. The petitioner seeks bail in a case which has been registered for offences under Sections 420,467,468,471,409,406,201 and 120B of the Indian Penal Code and 7/8/13(2) read with Sections 13(1)(d) of Prevention of Corruption Act,1988. In course of enquiry it transpired that the officials of B.S.F.C., Gaya, Block Supply Officers of Makhdumpur, Atri, Mohara, Bodha Gaya and Kaler Blocks and P.D.S. shopkeepers of the area, put the State Government in loss of about Rs.3l,87,617/- by forging and manipulating some documents. The matter is still under investigation. Submission is that the petitioner, at the relevant time, was posted as Block Supply Officer, Atri Block in the district of Gaya. Besides the petitioner, Block Supply Officers of four other Blocks were also made accused on identical allegation. They were : Haricharan Mishra, Bodh Gaya Block, Ram Ashray Ram, Kaler Block, Syed Ali Imam, Makhdumpur Block and Kaushlendra Kumar , Mohara Block. Further submission is that co-accused Hari Charan Mishra has been granted bail by a Bench of this Court on 20.10.2008 Vide Cr.Misc.No. 34646 of 2008 whereas another co-accused Syed Ali Imam has been granted bail by this Court on 17.12.2008 Vide Cr.Misc.No. 35803 of 2008. Some other accused persons have also been granted bail by different orders of this Court. The case of the petitioner is almost similar to those accused persons who have been granted bail. The P.D.S. shopkeepers of Atri Block have already deposited the difference amount to a tune of Rs.7,56,600/-. The petitioner is in jail custody since 3.7.2008. Considering the facts and circumstances of the case, let the above named petitioner 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 Additional Sessions Judge IV-Cum- Special Judge Vigilance Ist, Patna in Nigrani P.S.Case No. 39 of 2008 (Special Case No. 27 of 2008). Tahir/- ( Shyam Kishore Sharma, J.)