IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CR.MISC. NO.406 OF 2010 BISHNU NARAYAN SINGH, SON OF LATE SAGAR SINGH, RESIDENT OF VILLAGE NAWADA BEN, POLICE STATION UDAWANT NAGAR, DISTRICT BHOJPUR (BIHAR) AT PRESENT ADDRESS QUARTER NO. 1, PESU CAMPUS, NEW SECRETARIAT, PATNA-1 VERSUS 1. THE STATE OF BIHAR 2. DEPARTMENT OF VIGILANCE THROUGH ITS INSPECTOR GENERAL, GOVERNMENT OF BIHAR, PATNA …………………………………………………………………OPPOSITE PARTIES *********** 3 12/04/2010 Heard learned Counsel for the petitioner and the Counsel appearing on behalf of the Vigilance Department. The petitioner is the Assistant Engineer in the Bihar State Electricity Board. Learned Counsel for the petitioner submits that he raided the house of the complainant Smt. Renu Bala Sinha and found that she was permitted to consume the capacity upto 2 k.Watts load but she was found to be using 5 K. Watts load of the electricity. The allegation is that the petitioner demanded Rs. 60,000/- to settle the affairs. On bargaining, the matter was reduced to Rs. 7,000/-. Ultimately, it is said that two persons who were allegedly the middlemen were caught taking bribe of Rs. 7,000/-. The allegation is that the bribe was taken on behalf of the petitioner. The fact that the petitioner had conducted a raid and had issued a show cause notice to the 2 complainant is part of the case diary, the question is whether Dr. Renu Bala Sinha, the complainant was paying the said bribe through the middlemen or she was making the payment through the middlemen to the petitioner. This aspect of the matter cannot be dealt with by this Court at this stage of the case. I, therefore, find no reason to interfere with the order dated 05.11.2009 passed by the Special Judge, Vigilance I, Patna in Special Case No. 64 of 2009(Vigilance Police Station Case No. 89 of 2009). This application is accordingly dismissed. Anand ( Sheema Ali Khan, J.)