Raushan Kumar @ Roushan KumarversusThe State of Bihar

                      IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
                               CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.4108 of 2026
                       Arising Out of PS. Case No.-91 Year-2025 Thana- VIGILANCE District- Patna
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                 Raushan Kumar @ Roushan Kumar Son of Pramod Kumar Yadav R/o Village
                 - Goshpur, P.S. - Simri Bakhtiyarpur, Dist. - Saharsa.
                                                                               ... ... Petitioner/s
                                                    Versus
                 The State of Bihar through the Director General of Vigilance Investigation
                 Bureau
                                                                        ... ... Opposite Party/s
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                 Appearance :
                 For the Petitioner/s       :     Mr. Jagannath Singh, Advocate
                                                  Mr. Deepak Kumar, Advocate
                 For the Opposite Party/s :       Mr. Arvind Kumar, Advocate
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                 CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE RAJESH KUMAR VERMA
                                       ORAL ORDER

2   28-01-2026                          Heard Mr. Bijendra Kumar Singh, learned counsel

                   for the petitioner and Mr. Ajit Kumar, learned Additional Public

                   Prosecutor for the State.

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

                   15.10.2025 in connection with Vigilance P.S. Case No. 91 of

                   2025, F.I.R. dated 13.10.2025 for the offences punishable under

                   Section 7(a), 7A & 12 of Prevention of Corruption Act and

                   Section 61(2) of the BNS, 2023.

                                 3. According to prosecution case, petitioner has

                   demanded Rs. 20,000/- (Twenty Thousand) from the informant

                   for not lodging the FIR.

                                 4. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that

                   petitioner has clean antecedent and he has falsely been

                   implicated in the present case. He further submits that the

                   allegation as alleged in the FIR is false and fabricated and the
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          petitioner has not committed any offence as alleged in the FIR.

          As per allegation in the FIR, the petitioner had demanded Rs.

          20,000/- from the informant for not lodging the FIR and Rs.

          12,000/- has been recovered from the possession of the

          petitioner. Learned counsel further submits that the petitioner

          has never demanded any bribe from the informant. He further

          submits      that    the    police      after       investigation,   submitted

          chargesheet against the petitioner and the petitioner is in custody

          since 15.10.2025.

                       5. Learned APP for the State has vehemently opposed

          the prayer for bail of the petitioner.

                       6. Considering the aforesaid facts and circumstances

          of the case and petitioner has clean antecedent and police has

          submitted chargesheet against 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 the learned Special Judge, Vigilance

          (Trap), Bhagalpur, in connection with Vigilance P.S. Case No.

          91 of 2025, with the following conditions:

                       i. Petitioner shall co-operate in the trial and shall be

          properly represented on each and every date fixed by the court

          and shall remain physically present as directed by the court and
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                      on 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)

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