JUDGMENT :

Several cases arises out of Vigilance Police Case of the year 1995 for which separate vigilance cases were lodged for mass scale irregularities committed in purchase/supply of insecticides in different divisions of Forest Department causing loss to the State Government.

2. The prosecution story in aforementioned cases are common. As per F.I.R., member of Zila Parishad, Panchaiti Raj Samiti of Bihar Vidhan Sabha during an enquiry held that between the period 1988-89 to the year 1990-91 on the basis of non-existing company as well as on the basis of forged documents and bills submitted showing supply of Alderin dust 5% and Aldrex-30EC to the Department of Forest. The case was lodged under Sections 420, 467, 468, 471, 409, 201, 109 and 120B of the Indian Penal Code read with Sections 13(2) and 13(1)(d) of the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988 by the Department of Vigilance.

The committee of Bihar Vidhan Sabha found that non-existing firm being M/s Allied Agro Chemical Industries, Deoghar had supplied Alderin dust 5% and Aldrex-30EC insecticides during the relevant year 1988-89, 1989-90 and 1990-91 to the Department of Forest and Environment, Government of Bihar in 11 Division