IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Cr.Misc. No.1196 of 2011 RAJIV RANJAN KUMAR Versus THE STATE OF BIHAR THROUGH THE ----------- 4 21.04.2011 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner as well as learned counsel for the Vigilance. Counter affidavit is filed on behalf of the Vigilance. It is the case of Vigilance that District Magistrate, Nawada called for comments of SDO on the file of allegationist and allegedly, demand of Rs 50,000/- was made to give comments on the file of the allegation maker and subsequently, the petitioner who was working as steno of the aforesaid SDO, was caught red handed taking the bribe amount from the allegation maker. Learned counsel appearing for the Vigilance has fairly conceded that uptill now, the concerned SDO has not been made accused in this case. The contention of learned counsel for the petitioner is that the Vigilance lodged this false case against the petitioner to save the above-said SDO. It would appear from perusal of the record that after trap of the petitioner, he was questioned by the Vigilance officials and the petitioner replied that he worked on behalf of the SDO and under his compulsion, he took the amount in question as the concerned SDO had threatened him to get him - 2 - transfer to the remote place. Taking into consideration the aforesaid facts and circumstances as well as submission of the parties, let the petitioner, namely, Rajiv Ranjan Kumar be released on bail on furnishing bail bonds of Rs 10,000/- (ten thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each in connection with Special Case No. 48 of 2010 arising out of Vigilance P.S. Case No. 76 of 2010 to the satisfaction of Special Judge, Vigilance-Ist, Patna. AKV/- (Hemant Kumar Srivastava,J.)