IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Cr.Misc. No.39615 of 2008 RAMESHWAR PASWAN S/o – Sri Rudal Paswan, Resident of village – Bhawedepur, P.S. – Riga, District – Sitamarhi. -------- Petitioner. Versus STATE OF BIHAR THROUGH VIGILANCE ---------- Opp. Party. ----------- 2 20.10.2008 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned A.P.P. for the State. Petitioner is in custody since 07.06.2008 in connection with Vigilance P.S. Case No. 32 of 2008 for offence under section 7/13(2) read with 13(1)(d) of Prevention of Corruption Act. Petitioner had demanded a sum of Rs. 10,000/- as a consideration for performing his public duty. A trap team of vigilance arrested the petitioner at his house at Sitamarhi while he was taking a sum of Rs. 9,000/-. The matter is still to be in trial. Keeping the fact in mind that he has been in custody since 7.6.2008 and chargesheet stands already filed and petitioner now cannot interfere with investigation, let the petitioner namely, Rameshwar Paswan, be enlarged on bail on furnishing bail bond of sum of Rs. 25,000/- (twenty five thousand only) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of Special Judge (Vigilance), Muzaffarpur, in - 2 - connection with Special case No. 30 of 2008 arising out of vigilance P.S. Case No. 32 of 2008, with a direction that the trial of the petitioner be expedited if the Vigilance is serious about pursuing their campaign against corruption. Rajeev/ (Ajay Kumar Tripathi, J.)