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2025 DAILYLAW 17031 (JHR)

UTTAM RAWANI v. THE STATE OF JHARKHAND

A.B.A./3956/2024 · 2025-04-28

Sri Ananda Sen

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2025:JHHC:12681 1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI A.B.A. No.3956 of 2024 ------ Uttam Rawani @ Uttam Rewani, son of Madhura Rawani, resident of Kusum Kanli, P.O. Debiana, P.S. Nirsa, District Dhanbad, State Jharkhand. … … Petitioner Versus The State of Jharkhand. … … Opposite Party ------ CORAM : SRI ANANDA SEN, J. ------ For the Petitioner(s) : Mr. Raj Nandan Chatterjee, Advocate For the State : Mr. Rajesh Kumar, A.P.P. ----- 07/ 28.04.2025 This anticipatory bail application under Section 438 and 440 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, has been preferred by the petitioner apprehending his arrest in connection with Nirsa P.S. Case No.63 of 2020, for offences under Sections 420, 467, 468, 471 and 120-B IPC. The case is presently pending before the Court of learned J.M. 1st Class, Dhanbad. 2. Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned counsel for the opposite party – State. 3. There is an allegation that this petitioner had opened bank accounts of several fictitious person showing them to be the employees of Central Coalfields Limited. Thereafter, he got the amount transferred in those fictitious accounts from the account of Coalmines Provident Fund and there is allegation of misappropriation. 4. R.P. Reddy, who is the customer’s service centre operator in his statement stated that all these accounts were opened by Uttam Rawani i.e. the petitioner. 5. Considering the nature of allegation, this is not a fit case for grant of anticipatory bail. 6. Accordingly, this Anticipatory Bail Application is dismissed. 7. The petitioner is directed to surrender before the Court below bail. (ANANDA SEN, J.) Prashant. Cp-3