2025:JHHC:14110 1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI B.A. No. 3560 of 2025 --------- Prabhat Ranjan, aged about 55 years, son of late Parmeshwar Sharma, resident of BCCL Township. Phuphuadih, PO-BCCL Township, PS- Saraidhela, District-Dhanbad, State-Jharkhand … … Petitioner Versus The Central Bureau of Investigation … … Opp. Party --------- CORAM: HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE SUJIT NARAYAN PRASAD ---------- For the Petitioner : Mr. R.S. Majumdar, Sr. Advocate For the Opp. Party : Mr. Prashant Pallav, DSGI 03/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. 02(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. R.S. Mazumdar, learned senior 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 15.02.2025. 4. Learned counsel for the petitioner has submitted that the entire case is got up and manufactured. The recovery of attempt to recover the alleged bribe money is far from truth since time when the PIR is lodged and alleged recover was made, there is long gap. 5. It has been contended that the pre-trap memorandum is manufactured document and it is simply a table work. It has further been contended 2025:JHHC:14110 2 that the alleged amount of trap amounting to Rs.30000/- has not been recovered from the conscious possession of the petitioner. 6. 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. 7. While on the other hand, Mr. Prashant Pallav, learned counsel for the opp. party has vehemently opposed the prayer for bail. 8. This Court has heard the learned counsel for the parties. 9. This Court has taken into consideration the aforesaid fact that the alleged amount of bribe has not been recovered from the conscious possession of the petitioner as also taking into consideration the period of custody since the petitioner is in judicial custody since 15.02.2025, is of the view that the instant bail application deserves to be allowed. 10. Accordingly, the instant bail application stands allowed. 11. 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. 02(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.) sudhir/-