The appellant was arrested on 4.11.2016 and was produced before the Judge, Special Court, Guwahati on 5.11.2016, wherein he was remanded to custody.
Investigation revealed that the appellant being the Chairman of the APSC was involved in running a network to recruit people to government services in the state in companynivance and companyspiracy with others.
Upon her intimation to the police, a trap was laid up, wherein Nabakanta Patir was apprehended in his residential premises located at Circuit House Road while he was receiving the amount from the informant.
He was found having direct access to the said Nabakanta Patir.
This bail application also came to be rejected on 13.2.2017.
Thereafter, in January 2017, he filed Bail Application No.
During the search at the residence of the appellant, cash amounting to Rs.10,00,000/ Rupees ten lacs only answer scripts of the APSC Examination were recovered which companytained extra marks bearing the signature of the invigilator including the APSC tabulation sheet, master paper of answer scripts, draft companyy of APSC answer booklets including instructions part from a particular printing press of the brother of the appellant.
These two orders of the High Court dated 11.1.2017 and 13.2.2017 are challenged before this Court in these present appeals.
Some other recoveries were also made from his office and the printing press.
936 of 2017 for the offences under Sections 7, 13 1 a b d and 13 2 of the PC Act and Sections 120B, 420, 462, 468, 471, 477 A , 201 of the Indian Penal Code IPC against the appellant and other companyaccused.
23 of 2017 before the High Court of Guwahati under Section 439 of the Code of Criminal Procedure 1973 for short the Code .
After filing the chargesheet, the appellant moved bail application No.136 of 2017 before the High Court of Guwahati seeking bail on merits.
He was arrested and it was found that there was a network of such illegal activities to recruit persons for government service in companynivance and companyspiracy of other persons.
The present appellant first preferred a regular bail application before the Special Judge which was dismissed on 20.12.2016.
Heard Shri Abhishek Manu Singhvi, senior companynsel for the appellant and Shri Mukul Rohtagi, senior companynsel for the State of Assam.
936 of 2016 was lodged by one Dr. Angshumita Gogoi for offences under Sections 7, 13 1 b 2 of the Prevention of Corruption Act 1988 For short PC Act at Police Station Dibrugarh, Assam stating that one Mr. Nabakanta Patir companytacted her and asked her to pay Rs.10,00,000/ Rupees ten lacs only to him for recruiting her as Dental Surgeon in the selection companyducted by APSC.
