2025:JHHC:21491 --1-- A.B.A. No. 3348 of 2025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND, RANCHI A.B.A. No. 3348 of 2025 ---- Naresh Kumar Singh, aged about 72 years, S/o Late Siya Lal Mandal, resident of House No. B-24, Bandhu Nagar, Birsa Chowk, PO – Hinoo, PS – Doranda, District – Ranchi .... Petitioner -- Versus -- The State of Jharkhand through A.C.B., Ranchi .... Opposite Party ---- CORAM: HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE SANJAY KUMAR DWIVEDI --- For the Petitioner :- Mr. Manoj Tandon, Advocate :- Mr. Sidhharth Ranjan, Advocate :- Ms. Neha Bhardwaj, Advocate :- Ms. Shivani Bhardwaj, Advocate For the State :- Mrs. Nehala Sharmin, Advocate ---- 03/01.08.2025 Heard the learned counsel appearing for the petitioner as well as the learned counsel appearing for the respondent State. 2. The petitioner is apprehending his arrest in connection with Vigilance P.S. Case No.20 of 2009, for the offence registered under Sections 420, 406, 408, 409, 120B of the Indian Penal Code and under Sections 12 and 13(2) read with Section 13(1)(D) of Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988 pending in the Court of learned Special Judge, Anti-corruption Bureau, Ranchi. 3. Learned counsel appearing for the petitioner submits that the petitioner was initially not named in the FIR dated 29.10.2009 2025:JHHC:21491 --2-- A.B.A. No. 3348 of 2025 but subsequently his name erupted in the Charge Sheet No.08/2023 dated 15.12.2023. He submits that the sanction of the building plan was given to the builder (Narendra Butala) imposing the stipulated conditions and thereby no irregularity has been committed by the petitioner in the sanction of the said building plan and he has only signed on the checklist and further in the identical situation two of the co-accused persons who happened to be Executive Engineer and Town Planner and others have been granted the privilege of anticipatory bail by this Court vide A.B.A. Nos.380 of 2020, 8556 of 2019, 3705 of 2020 and 519 of 2023. He submits that the co- ordinate Bench order has been annexed as Annexure-3 series in the petition. 4. Learned counsel appearing for the State opposes the prayer and submits that the allegations are there and in view of that the learned Court has rightly rejected the anticipatory bail. 5. Considering that in the identical situation the other co- accused persons have granted the privilege of anticipatory bail by this Court in the aforesaid A.B.As. and it has been pointed out that the petitioner has only signed on the checklist, I am inclined to provide privilege of anticipatory bail to the petitioner. 6. Accordingly, the petitioner, above named, is hereby directed to surrender before the learned Court within three weeks from today, and in the event of his surrender/arrest, the petitioner, above named, shall be released on bail, on furnishing bail bond of 2025:JHHC:21491 --3-- A.B.A. No. 3348 of 2025 Rs.25,000/- (Rupees Twenty Five Thousand), with two sureties of the like amount each, to the satisfaction of learned Special Judge, Anti-corruption Bureau, Ranchi, in connection with Vigilance P.S. Case No.20 of 2009, subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 482(2) of Bharatiya Nagrik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 (Sanjay Kumar Dwivedi, J.) Sangam/