IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Cr.Misc. No.46129 of 2009 HARIDWAR SINGH SON OF SRI RAM MURTI SINGH, RESIDENT OF VILLAGE/MOHALLA BALMIKI NAGAR, P.S. BHABHUA, DISTRICT KAIMUR, AT PRESENT JUNIOR ENGINEER WATER WAGE DIVISION JEHANABAD Versus 1. THE STATE OF BIHAR 2. THE VIGILANCE INVESTIGATION BURO, BIHAR, PATNA. ----------- 02. 26.02.2010 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and the counsel for the Vigilance. Petitioner is apprehending his arrest in connection with a case registered for the offence under Sections 406, 409, 467, 468, 471 and 120B of the Penal Code and Sections 7, 8, 13(2) read with 13(1)(c)(d) of the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988 alleging misappropriation of more than Rs.15 lacs in connection with maintenance and repair of the Jamindary Bandh in the district of Jehanabd. First Information Report indicates that officers right from the Superintending Engineer, Executive Engineer, Assistant Engineer and Junior Engineer have been implicated in the case but different Benches of this Court have allowed bail to the Superintending Engineer, Executive Engineer, Assistant Engineer and those orders are contained in Annexures- 2 and 3 and the order granting bail to the Junior Engineer is dated 23.2.2010 passed in Cr. Misc. No.44177 of 2009 and 3889 of 2010, copy whereof has been produced before this Court as also has been perused by the counsel for the Vigilance. Learned counsel for the petitioner has submitted that as all other officers involved in the misappropriation have been allowed bail, this Court should also fall in line and admit the petitioner to the - 2 - privilege of bail in view of the fact that other co-accused have already been admitted to the privilege of bail. Let the petitioner above named surrender in the court below within four weeks from the date of receipt of this order in the court below and thereafter he be admitted to the privilege of bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs.5,000/-(Five thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of Special Judge, Vigilance-I, Patna in connection with Special Case No.52 of 2008 arising out of Vigilance P.S. Case No.76 of 2008, subject to the conditions as laid down under Section-438(2) Cr.P.C. Rajesh/ (V.N.Sinha, J.)