IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Cr. Misc. No.12511 of 2009 ***** Anil Kumar Verma son of Sri Narain Prasad, resident of village- Kahngura, P.S. Katra, District- Muzaffarpur. Incharge Head Master Primary School Ram Nagar, P.S. Bahera, District-Darbhanga. …. …. Petitioner Versus The State of Bihar through Vigilance …. …. Opposite party ----------- 2. 19.5.2009. Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned counsel for the Vigilance. Petitioner is in custody when the Vigilance instituted a case under Section 7/13(2) read with Section 13(D) of the Prevention of Corruption Act, which relates to Vigilance Case No.107/08. Allegation is that the petitioner was demanding a bribe for release of payment of salary to the two lady teachers for which a complaint was made, the vigilance laid a trap and the petitioner was caught accepting bribe and thereafter the present case has come to be lodged. Submission of learned counsel for the petitioner is that he has remained in custody for more than 5 and ½ months and there are circumstances to show that there is motive behind the person who made a complaint against the petitioner and certain evidence has been brought on record in this regard. The Court is not very convinced with the explanation or the circumstance, moreso, when it is also a fact that he has been caught by the vigilance demanding and receiving a bribe but keeping the fact that he has been in custody for a while now and still has to face trial, let the petitioner, namely, Anil Kumar Verma, be enlarged on bail on furnishing bail bond in the sum of Rs.20,000/- (Twenty Thousand) with two sureties - 2 - in the like amount each to the satisfaction of Special Judge, Vigilance, Muzaffarpur in connection with Vigilance P.S. Case No. 107/08, with a direction that the petitioner shall cooperate in trial and shall not abscond from law or interfere with the process of justice. One of the sureties will be executed by the father of the petitioner on due identification. Pawan/- (Ajay Kumar Tripathi, J.)