SHANTI DEVI Vs. STATE OF JHARKHAND

JUDGEMENT

(1.) THE petitioner is an accused in a case registered under Sections 420/423/424/467/468/469/471/477 -A/120B/109/201/409 of the Indian Penal Code and under Sections 13(2) r/w Section 13 (1) (d) (c) of the Prevention of Corruption Act in connection with Vigilance P.S. Case No. 23 of 2010, corresponding to Special Case No. 23 of 2010 (now R.C. 6(A)/2012 AHD -R), pending in the Court of the Special Judge (Vigilance), Ranchi

(2.) THE present case has been lodged after gross illegalities, irregularities bunglings and favouritism surfaced in the Combined Selection Process of IInd Civil Services Exam conducted by the Jharkhand Public Service Commission. The advertisement was given for the posts required by the Principal Secretaries of Personnel, Administrative and Reforms Department; Finance Department and Co - operative Department. Altogether 86 candidates for Administrative Department; 71 candidates for Finance Department; 6 candidates for Co -operative Department and 9 candidates for Home Department in total 172 candidates. Between 21st January 2008 and 31st January 2008. Candidates were called for their interview and after that the Commission has recommended for the appointment of 172 candidates as per the detail given above to the Personnel, Administrative and Reforms Department.

(3.) IT is submitted that the question settlers were selected at the instance of Chairman and two senior members of the Commission and the petitioner did not participate in the process because she was the junior most member in the Commission. Likewise the expert and examiners were also selected at the instance of Chairman and senior members of the Commission. Before the Interview Board headed by the petitioner her relatives had not appeared. Since many of the candidates had obtained equal marks and that was the reason that 45 more candidates were included in the list of candidate called for their interview. The I.O. had not collected evidence that the petitioner was involved in manipulating or doing overwriting in the marks obtained by the candidates. She has been in custody since last 21 months and therefore she may be released on bail.