Petitioner sought regular bail in a corruption case involving accusation of taking a bribe for bill approval. Court granted bail on ₹10,000 with two sureties after considering facts and custody period.
Petitioner released on bail bond of Rs. 10,000 with two sureties of the like amount each.
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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.44043 of 2021
Arising Out of PS. Case No.-10 Year-2021 Thana- VIGILANCE District- Patna
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DINESH THAKUR @ DINESH KANT THAKUR S/o- Late Ram Khelawan Thakur Resident of Village- Dahipurn, Police Station- Kewti, DistrictDarbhanga.
... ... Petitioner/s
Versus The State of Bihar through the Vigilance Patna ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance : For the Petitioner/s : Mr.Pratima Kumari For the Opposite Party/s : Mr.Bhanu Pratap Singh Mr. Anjani Kumar ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE PRABHAT KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER
4 30-11-2021
Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and the State.
Petitioner seeks regular bail in a case registered for the offence punishable under Section 7(A) of the Prevention of Corruption Act.
As per the prosecution case, this petitioner, who was Junior Engineer, MANREGA Anchal, Pandaul, was caught while taking bribe of Rs. 55,000/- for approval of bill of MANREGA work for payment.
Learned counsel appearing for the petitioner submits that petitioner is innocent and has falsely been implicated in the case. It is submitted that as a matter of fact the complainant Mukhiya was allotted some work of MANREGA and he was pressurizing this petitioner to pass some illegal bills without
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executing the work but petitioner was insisting for physical and proper verification as a result of which the complainant filed the complaint. Petitioner is in custody since 03.03.2021 and investigation in this case is complete and he has cooperated in the investigation.
Learned counsel appearing for the State opposes the prayer for bail.
Considering the facts of the case and the period of custody of the petitioner, let the petitioner, above named, 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, Vigilance, Muzaffarpur in connection with Vigilance (Patna) PS case No.10/2021/ Special Case No. 08/2021.
(Prabhat Kumar Singh, J)
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1 issue framed by the court
Whether the petitioner is eligible for regular bail in a corruption case where he was caught taking a bribe.
1 provisions across 1 enactments
DINESH THAKUR @ DINESH KANT THAKUR
The State of Bihar
PRABHAT KUMAR SINGH
As recorded by the court registry
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