IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Cr.Misc. No.11118 of 2011 AJAY KUMAR SINHA Versus THE STATE OF BIHAR THROUGH VIG ----------- 02/ 18.04.2011 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner as well as learned Special P.P. for the Vigilance. Petitioner is languishing in jail custody since 11.2.2011 in connection with Special Case no.8/2011 arising out of Vigilance P.S. Case no. 11/2011 registered under sections 7/ 13(2) read with section 13(I)(d) of the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988. Allegedly, petitioner took Rs 10,000/- as bribe from the allegation maker Syed Taqui Imam Kadri who happens to be Special Police Officer at the relevant time. Allegedly, petitioner was caught red handed while taking above stated bribe amount. The contention of the learned counsel for the petitioner is that at the relevant time, petitioner was posted as Officer Incharge of Haspura police station and, as a matter of fact, prior to the above stated posting the petitioner did excellent work in his job for which he was awarded several times by the higher officers. It is also pointed out by him that some special officers were deputed in the above stated Haspura police station to watch and report the activities of the naxalites. On 28.1.2011 the petitioner had made a Sanha entry against the above stated special police officer and similarly, on 29.1.2011 he reported the matter to his higher officer about misconduct of the police officials and that is the reason the above stated special police officer managed the Vigilance and got trapped in a false case. It is - 2 - further pointed out by him that only some police officers have been shown as witnesses of the alleged occurrence at the time of alleged raid and no independent witness has come forward to support the allegation. Taking into consideration the above stated facts and circumstances as well as submissions of the parties, let petitioner, Ajay Kumar Sinha, be released on bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs 10,000/- with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the Special Judge, Vigilance I, Patna in Special Case no. 08/2011 arising out Vigilance P.S. Case no. 11 of 2011. shahid (Hemant Kumar Srivastava,J)