2025:JHHC:13990 1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI B.A. No. 3695 of 2025 --------- Pranay Kumar Sarkar, aged about 51 years, son of late Sadhan Chandra Sarkar, Clerk NEE Section, BCCL, Head Quarter, Koyla Nagar, Dhanbad, and residing at Savitry Enclave, G.C. Manohar Nagar, South Convent School Housing Colony, P.O. + P.S. & District-Dhanbad. … … Petitioner Versus Union of India through Central Bureau of Investigation … … Opp. Party --------- CORAM: HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE SUJIT NARAYAN PRASAD ---------- For the Petitioner : Mr. Amit Kumar Das, Sr. Advocate Mr. Vineet Sinha, Advocate For the Opp. Party : Mr. Deepak Kr. Bharti, Advocate ---------- 02/Dated: 09th May, 2025 1. The instant application has been filed under Sections 483 and 484 of Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 for grant of bail in connection with R.C. Case No. 01(A)/2025(D) for the offence committed under Section 7 of Prevention of Corruption (Amendment) Act, 2018 pending in the court of learned Additional Sessions Judge- 1st – cum-Special Judge, CBI, Dhanbad. 2. It has been contended by Mr. Amit Kumar Das, learned counsel for the petitioner that the petitioner is innocent and has falsely been implicated in this case. 3. It has been contended on behalf of the petitioner that neither the petitioner was apprehended at the time of accepting the bribe nor any bribe was actually demanded or accepted by the petitioner and the petitioner is languishing in judicial custody since 20.01.2025. 4. Learned counsel for the petitioner has submitted that the petitioner on the alleged date of occurrence, was not well and therefore, came to the office later, but he has been made scapegoat at the instance of the informant who had some other grudge with the petitioner. 2025:JHHC:13990 2 5. Learned counsel for the petitioner, based upon the aforesaid premise, has submitted that the instant bail application may be allowed so that the petitioner be released from judicial custody. 6. While on the other hand, Mr. Deepak Kr. Bharti, learned counsel for the opp. party has vehemently opposed the prayer for bail. 7. This Court has heard the learned counsel for the parties. 8. This Court has taken into consideration the aforesaid fact that the petitioner was not apprehended at the time of accepting the bribe as also taking into consideration the period of custody since the petitioner is in judicial custody since 20.01.2025, is of the view that the instant bail application deserves to be allowed. 9. Accordingly, the instant bail application stands allowed. 10. In consequence thereof, the petitioner named above, is directed to be released on bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs.10,000/- (Rupees Ten Thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the learned Additional Sessions Judge-1st -cum-Special Judge, C.B.I., Dhanbad in connection R.C. Case No. 01(A)/2025(D) with the condition that the petitioner shall co-operate in the trial, failing which, the learned trial court is at liberty to take appropriate steps in accordance with law. (Sujit Narayan Prasad, J.) Saurabh/-