IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Criminal Miscellaneous No.37801 of 2011 Ram Gopal Pandey, S/O-Sri Nand Kishore Pandey Versus The State Of Bihar Through The ---------------------------------- 02 25.11.2011 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner as well as learned Additional Public Prosecutor for the State. Petitioner is in jail custody since 25.08.2011 in a case registered under Section 7/13 (2) read with Section 13(1) (d) of Prevention of Corruption Act on the charges that he was caught red handed taking bribe of rupees fifteen thousand. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that petitioner has become prey of departmental politics and, as a matter of fact, the cheques in question had to be issued in favour of Executive Engineer and the allegation maker was nowhere in picture. It is further submitted by him that investigation of this case has already been completed and there is no possibility of tampering with the evidence of the prosecution at the hands of the petitioner. So, petitioner should be released on bail. On the other hand, learned counsel appearing for Vigilance opposed the prayer pointing out that petitioner was caught red handed taking bribe of rupees fifteen thousand. Considering the aforesaid facts and circumstances as well as submissions of the parties, particularly, keeping in mind that charge-sheet has already been submitted against the petitioner, let the petitioner be released on bail on furnishing bail bonds of Rs. 10,000/- (Ten Thousand) with two sureties of the - 2 - like amount each to the satisfaction of Special Judge, Vigilance (Trap), Patna in connection with Special Case No. 41 of 2011/139 of 2011. SHAHZAD (Hemant Kumar Srivastava, J )