IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Cr.Misc. No.25000 of 2008 MAHESH PRASAD SINGH Versus STATE OF BIHAR THRO.VIGI. ----------- 3/ 29.7.2008 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned counsel appearing for the Vigilance. The present case has been registered against four named public servants. The petitioner is one of them. The vigilance Department received information regarding black marketing in S.F.C. godown of saran District. A raiding party was organized and various godowns were raided. In course of raid, it was detected that the accused persons have conspired amongst themselves and they have sold the wheat and rice of worth Rs.32,04,600/- in black market. Submission is that the petitioner is not A.G.M. of godown and there is no direct evidence that he was indulged in doing black marketing. The allegation against him is that he has obtained the signatures which is baseless. At best, this is a case of initiation of departmental proceeding and not criminal offences. The prayer for bail of the petitioner has been opposed and it has been submitted that huge public money has been siphoned off by the petitioner. Considering the facts and circumstances of the case, let petitioner Mahesh Prasad Singh be released on bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs.10,000/-(ten thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of Special Judge, 2 vigilance, North Bihar, Muzaffarpur in Vigilance P.S.Case No. 14 of 2008 (Spl.Case No.08 of 2008). Tahir/- ( Shyam Kishore Sharma, J.)