Patna High Court Refuses To Quash FIR Against Former Vice-Chancellor Of Magadha University In Corruption Case, Denies Pre-Arrest Bail

Patna High Court Refuses To Quash FIR Against Former Vice-Chancellor Of Magadha University In Corruption Case, Denies Pre-Arrest Bail

Case: Rajendra Prasad alias Dr. Rajendra Prasad, Former Vice Chancellor, Magadh University Vs Vigilance Investigation Bureau, State of Bihar

Coram: Justice Ashutosh Kumar

Case No.: Criminal Writ Jurisdiction Case No.240 of 2022

Court Observation: “If the petitioner surrenders before the Special Court and makes an application for bail, the petition shall be considered on its merits without prejudice to any remarks made in this order.”

“The reasons for prosecuting the petitioner is that such purchases worth several crores were made by adopting a procedure, which was arbitrary and with the sole purpose of getting undue advantage to himself. There was no requisition or tender and that the materials, in derogation of the financial rules, were not procured through GEM. No procedural formalities were complied with, despite the petitioner being apprised of such requirements,”

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Quash FIR, Corruption Case, Denies Pre-Arrest Bail