IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CR.MISC. NO.49838 OF 2008 UMA BHATTACHARJEE @ UMA DEY @ UMA BHOWMIK, WIFE OF SRI PRALAY BIKASH BHOWMICK, RESIDENT OF 2/18, C.R. COLONY, POLICE STATION JADAVPUR, DISTRICT 24 PARGANAS, WEST BENGAL VERSUS STATE OF BIHAR THRU.C.B.I. ********* 2 19.01.2009 Heard Counsel for the petitioner and the CBI. The petitioner is accused in a case under Sections 7, 11, 13(2) read with 13(1)(a) and 13(1)(d) of the Prevention of Corruption Act. The petitioner is the wife of the Branch Manager. The allegation is that eight drafts were prepared in the name of the wife of the Branch Manager and were deposited in her account. Learned Counsel for the petitioner submits that as far as the wife of the Branch Manager is concerned, the CBI has not submitted charge sheet although cognizance has been taken by the Court against her. It is further submitted that the petitioner being a lady and having no direct contact with the suppliers or the manner in which payments were to be made can not be said to be directly involved in the said occurrence. The petitioner being the wife of the 2 Branch Manager perhaps did not have any choice in the matter and she did not any knowledge that the drafts have been deposited in her account. Be that as it may, the petitioner Uma Bhattacharjee @ Uma Dey @ Uma Bhowmik is directed to be released on bail in the event of arrest/surrender before the Court below in Special Case No. 19 of 2006 (RC No. 22A of 2006) on furnishing bail bond of Rs. 10,000/- with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the Special Judge, CBI, North Bihar at Patna subject to the conditions laid down under Section 438 (2) of the Code of Criminal Procedure. Anand ( Sheema Ali Khan, J. )