IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Cr.Misc. No.36396 of 2011 Ravi Kumar, Son of Late Mohan Chandra Pandey, Resident of village- Kulhadia, P.S.-Koelbar, District-Bhojpur. ……..Petitioner. Versus The State of Bihar ( Through Vigilance) …….Opp. Party. ----------- 2 04.11.2011 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned counsel appearing on behalf of the Vigilance. The petitioner prays for bail in connection with a case registered for the offence under Sections 7/13(2) read with Section 13 (1) (d) of the Prevention of Corruption Act. The petitioner is alleged to have been apprehended in a trap case while accepting Rs. 10,000/- as bribe on 1.7.2011. It is submitted that the petitioner is a clerk and was posted in the office of Assistant Registrar, Sikarahana at the relevant point of time. Apart from claiming himself to be innocent, it is submitted that the investigation is over and charge sheet has already been submitted in the court. There is no requirement of custodial interrogation of the petitioner. There is no likelihood of conclusion of the trial in near future. The petitioner being in government service is not likely to abscond or tamper with the evidence. Considering the facts and circumstances of the case, the petitioner is ordered to be released on bail on furnishing bail bonds of Rs. 20,000/- (Ten Thousand only) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the learned Special Judge, Vigilance (North Bihar), Muzaffarpur in connection with 2 Special Case No. 16 of 2011, arising out of Vigilance (Patna) P.S. Case No. 41 of 2011 subject to the condition that one of the bailor must be a close relative of the petitioner. It is made clear that the petitioner must be physically present in the court on the date fixed by the trial court for framing of charge, failing which the court below would be at liberty to take steps for cancellation of his bail bonds. Sanjeet (Ashwani Kumar Singh, J.)