IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Cr.Misc. No.16891 of 2009 DR.SATYA NARAYAN SHARMA @ DR.SATYA NARAIN SHARMA, SON OF LATE RAM CHHABILA SHARMA, RESIDENT OF VILLAGE HARIHARPUR LALGARH, POST OFFICE HARIHARPUR, POLICE STATION BARHARIA, DISTRICT SIWAN, PRESENTLY RESIDING AT THE HOSPITAL ROAD, KANTI, POST OFFICE AND POLICE STATION KANTI, DISTRICT MUZAFFARPUR. ----- PETITIONER Versus THE STATE OF BIHAR THROUGH ADDITIONAL DIRECTOR GENERAL OF POLICE (ADG) VIGILANCE INVESTIGATION BEREAU, BIHAR, PATNA. ----- OPPOSITE PARTY ----------- 4 7.10.2009 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and the counsel appearing on behalf of the State. Petitioner is apprehending his arrest in a case under Sections 467, 468, 471, 409, 109, 120B and 201 of the Indian Penal Code read with Section 13(2) and Section 13(1)(d) of the Prevention of Corruption Act. There are two accused persons in this case. One is Dr. Ramyash Ram and the other is this petitioner. The allegation against Dr. Ramyash Ram is that he is said to have demanded Rs. 10,000/- from the complainant to retain him in service. This Court has considered the facts surrounding the allegations made against Dr. Ramyash Ram and granted anticipatory bail to him. As far as the petitioner is concerned, he is said to have paid salary to the A.N.M. It is alleged that he caused loss to the Government by making such payment. On behalf of the petitioner it is submitted that the petitioner was not the appointing authority of A.N.M. and it was only in pursuance of the appointment letters that payments were made to the A.N.Ms. in question who were receiving salary ever since they had joined service. It is lastly submitted that the case of the petitioner stands on a much better footing than that of Dr. 2 Ramyash Ram and the petitioner being a Government servant is not likely to abscond and misuse the privilege of bail. Considering all aspects of the matter, petitioner Dr. Satya Narayan Sharma @ Dr. Satya Narain Sharma is directed to be released on anticipatory bail in the event of his arrest or surrender within a period of four weeks in connection with Vigilance P.S. Case No. 01 of 2007 (Special Case No. 01 of 2007) on furnishing bail bond of rupees ten thousand with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the Special Judge (VIGILANCE), P.C. Act, North Bihar, Muzaffarpur subject to the conditions laid down under Sections 438(2) of the Cr.P.C. Sanjay (Sheema Ali Khan, J.)