Manoj Kumar VermaversusThe State of Bihar

                      IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
                              CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.36570 of 2026
                       Arising Out of PS. Case No.-19 Year-2026 Thana- VIGILANCE District- Patna
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                 Manoj Kumar Verma S/o Shyam Lal Verma R/o Village- Newada, P.S.-
                 Rudhauli, District- Basti. Uttar Pradesh

                                                                                   ... ... Petitioner/s
                                                       Versus
           1.    The State of Bihar
           2.    State Vigilance Bureau Patna Bihar

                                                        ... ... Opposite Party/s
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                 Appearance :
                 For the Petitioner/s      :      Mr.Prabhakar Singh,Advocate
                 For the Opposite Party/s :       Mr.Mohammad Sufyan,APP
                 For the Vigilance        :       Mr. Arvind Kumar, Advocate
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                 CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE RAJESH KUMAR VERMA
                                       ORAL ORDER

2   15-06-2026                     Heard Mr.Prabhakar Singh, learned counsel for the

                   petitioner, Mr. Arvind Kumar, learned counsel for the Vigilance

                   and Mr.Mohammad Sufyan, learned A.P.P. for the State.

                                 2. The petitioner seeks bail, who is in custody since

                   17.03.2026 in connection with Vigilance P.S. Case No. 19 of

                   2026, F.I.R. dated 13.02.2026 registered for the offence

                   punishable under Section 7(a) of the P.C.Act, 1988 (Amended

                   2018).

                                 3. Allegation against the petitioner is that he was

                   caught red handed while accepting the bribe amount of Rs.

                   17000/-.

                                 4. Learned counsel appearing for the petitioner

                   submits that the petitioner has clean antecedent. The allegation
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          as alleged in the FIR is false and fabricated and the petitioner

          has not committed any offence as alleged in the FIR. Further

          submits that the Vigilance, after investigation, submitted the

          chargesheet against the petitioner so custodian interrogation of

          the petitioner is not required in the present case and the

          petitioner is a contractual employee of the Education

          Department and as per allegation in the FIR, the petitioner has

          received the bribe amount of Rs. 17000/- from the informant

          and the same was recovered from possession of the petitioner

          and the petitioner is in custody since 17.03.2026.

                       5. Learned counsel for the Vigilance and learned APP

          for the State have opposed the prayer for bail of the petitioner

          and submits that the petitioner has been caught red handed with

          the amount in question.

                       6. Considering the aforesaid facts, petitioner has clean

          antecedent and the chargesheet has been submitted in the

          present case, 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 learned

          Special Judge, Vigilance, Patna in connection with Vigilance

          P.S. Case No. 19 of 2026, with the following conditions:-

                       (I) Petitioner shall co-operate in the trial and shall be
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                         properly represented on each and every date fixed by the Court

                         and shall remain physically present as directed by the Court and

                         on his/her absence on two consecutive dates without sufficient

                         reason, his/her bail bond shall be cancelled by the Court below.

                                      (II) If the petitioner tampers with the evidence or the

                         witnesses, in that case, the prosecution will be at liberty to move

                         for cancellation of bail.

                                      (III) And, further condition that the court below shall

                         verify the criminal antecedent of the petitioner and in case at

                         any stage, it is found that the petitioner has concealed his

                         criminal antecedent, the court below shall take step for

                         cancellation of bail bond of the petitioner. However, the

                         acceptance of bail bonds in terms of the above-mentioned order

                         shall not be delayed for purpose of or in the name of

                         verification.



                                                (Rajesh Kumar Verma, J)
Nitesh/-

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