IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Cr.Misc. No.4785 of 2009 LALAN SHARMA S/O SHEO BHAJAN SHARMA, R/O VILLAGE- MORTAL, P.S.- BODH GAYA, DISTRICT- GAYA Versus STATE OF BIHAR THROUGH.VIGILANCE ----------- 2 21/04/2009 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned counsel representing the Vigilance. The petitioner seeks bail in a case which has been registered under sections 13(1) (d) of the Prevention of Corruption Act. One Doman Singh has filed a complaint petition before the Vigilance Department that he was intending to take a loan for rupees fifty thousand from the Madhya Bihar Gramin Bank, Salimpur but the petitioner being the branch manager has demanded 10 per cent of loan amount as bribe. He was not intending to pay the bribe so he informed the vigilance. A trap team was organized which noted the numbers of notes which was given to the petitioner and the petitioner was apprehended with those notes which was identified to be given and which numbers were noted in the pre trap memorandum. The post trap memorandum confirms the recovery of bribe money from the petitioner. Submission is that the implication is on account of fact that the defaulters of the loan were noticed and they had intention to implicate the petitioner on false allegation. Further submission is that the bribe money is very meager amount and 2 the petitioner is in custody since the date of occurrence 13.11.2008. The petitioner has performed his duty to the satisfaction of his authority and it is the first time in which he has been implicated. Prayer for bail has been opposed by the learned counsel for the Vigilance. The petitioner has been apprehended with the bribe money. Considering the said fact, I am not inclined to enlarge the petitioner presently on bail. Accordingly, his prayer for bail is rejected. However, the petitioner is at liberty to renew his prayer for bail in the court below after completion of one year in custody. avin (Shyam Kishore Sharma, J.)