IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Cr.Misc. No.20536 of 2009 RAN VIJAY PRASAD son of late Baikunth Prasad, resident of Mohalla- Bagmali, P.S.-Hajipur Town and Dist.-Vaishali, Versus STATE OF BIHAR THROUGH CBI. ----------- 4. 16.7.2009. Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned counsel appearing for the C.B.I. The petitioner is an accused of a case which has been registered for the offence under sections 120B, 409, 420, 467, 468, 471 and 477A of the Indian Penal Code and section !3(3) read with section13(1)(c)(d) of the prevention of Corruption Act. As per the allegation the petitioner being District T.B.Officer, Chapra during 1992-95 conspired with other accused persons and issued eight indents of different medicines and these indents were sent to G.M.S.D., Kolkata. The indents were forged and fabricated and so the department had to suffer a huge loss which caused in conspiracy with the petitioner. Submission is that the petitioner retired in the year 1998 and he is undergoing treatment at IGIC, PMCH, Patna. He has been prescribed regulated life which is not possible in custody. The processing was not entirely at the behest of the petitioner. At best it can be said that it is a case of some irregularity and not a case of forgery in any view of the matter. After receipt of medicine the petitioner has entered the same in the stock register and these were properly distributed to the patients. While opposing the prayer for bail, learned counsel for the - 2 - C.B.I. submitted that the petitioner instead of routing his order through directorate has sent it directly to GMSD, Kolkata because he was in conspiracy with others. So, he was also involved in commission of crime. It appears that some other accused persons have been granted bail. The petitioner has retired long back. This petition shows that he is being treated. Considering the facts and circumstances of the case the above named petitioner is directed to be released on bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs.10,000/- with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned Special Judge, C.B.I. (North), Patna in connection with Spl. Case No.4 of 2007, R.C. 3(A) of 2007. Md.S. (Shyam Kishore Sharma,J.)