The Supreme Court has decided that a public servant who is detained and remains in custody for more than 48 hours will be considered automatically suspended. This ruling was made while granting bail to Vishwajeet Singh, an administrator at a government hospital in Bihar, who is accused of demanding a bribe of Rs 4,000 to clear a contractual worker's unpaid wages of Rs 36,421. The court also noted that the amount of alleged bribe is not relevant when deciding bail and criticized the Patna High Court for cancelling Singh's bail based on the sessions court's reference to the small bribe amount. The Supreme Court reinstated Singh's bail and expressed concern over his service status and subsequent posting, stating that he was suspended but later reinstated in the same hospital and post. This issue will be addressed by the Bihar government immediately. Singh had challenged a Patna High Court order from July 2026, which allowed the complainant's plea, cancelled his regular bail, and ordered his arrest. The FIR was registered in 2025 under Section 7(b) of the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988, while Singh was serving as the administrator of Sadar Hospital in Samastipur. This case highlights the Supreme Court's stance on the rights and responsibilities of public servants during judicial custody.