IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.11582 of 2025 Arising out of PS. Case No.-9 Year-2024 Thana- VIGILANCE District- Patna ====================================================== Rohit Paswan @ Rohit Kumar, S/o Late Nathuni Paswan, R/o Village- Joki- yari, P.S- Raxaul ,Dist- East Champaran. ... ... Petitioner/s Versus The State of Bihar through the Director General of Police, Vigilance Investi- gation Bureau, Bihar Patna. ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance : For the Petitioner/s : Mr. Anil Kumar, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s: Mr. Pawan Kumar Chaurasia, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SOURENDRA PANDEY ORAL ORDER 2 05-05-2025 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned Additional Public Prosecutor for the state. 2. The petitioner seeks bail in connection with Special Case No. 13 of 2024 arising out of Vigilance Police Station Case No. 09 of 2024 instituted for the offences under Sections 7(a), 7(c) and 12 of the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988. 3. The prosecution case is to the effect that petitioner demanded Rs. 20,000/- and he was caught red handed while ac- cepting Rs. 18,000/- cash which was recovered from the con- scious possession of the petitioner. 4. It is submitted by learned counsel for the petitioner that petitioner has falsely been implicated in this case and the petitioner is not the Chowkidar of the police station and even he Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.11582 of 2025(2) dt.05-05-2025 2/3 is not an employee of the police department. It is further submit- ted by learned counsel for the petitioner that the petitioner car- ries clean antecedent and he has been falsely implicated in the present case and the entire story of post and pre-trap has been a table work by the department of Vigilance. It is lastly submitted that the petitioner is in custody since 21.09.2024. 5. Learned Additional Public Prosecutor for the State has vehemently opposed the prayer for bail of the petitioner and has submitted that the petitioner was caught red handed while accepting bribe of Rs. 18,000/-. 6. Considering the aforesaid submissions of respec- tive counsels and taking into account the fact that the petitioner is in custody since 21.09.2024, the petitioner above named, is directed to be released on bail on furnishing bail-bond of Rs. 10,000/- (Rupees Ten Thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the learned Special Judge Vigilance North Bihar Mujaffarpur in connection with Special Case No. 13 of 2024 arising out of Vigilance P.S. Case No. 09 of 2024, subject to the the following conditions:- (i) One of the bailors will be a close relative of the petitioner. (ii) The petitioner will remain Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.11582 of 2025(2) dt.05-05-2025 3/3 present on each and every date fixed by the Court below, if so required by the learned Trial Court. (iii) In case of absence on two con- secutive dates or in violation of the terms of the bail, the bail bond of the petitioner will be liable to be canceled by the Court concerned. Vikash/- (Sourendra Pandey, J) U T