IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI A.B.A. No.4006 of 2024 ------ Ravi Kumar Rajak @ Ravi Kumar @ Ravi Rajak, aged about 23 years, S/O- Bodh Narayn Rajak, resident of vill – Near Hari Mandir, Rani Pokhar Basti Chirudhi, P.O/P.S- Harla, Dist.- Bokaro (Jharkhand) .... .... …. Petitioner Versus 1. The State of Jharkhand 2. Mahadev Bhagat aged about 45 years, S/o Late Sukra Bhagat, Vill- Semartoli Mahuwa Toli, P.O. Parsa, P.S. Raidih Distt. Gumla (Jharkhand) A/P Dundhniya Dadntoli P.O. + P.S. Distt Gumla (Jharkhand) .... .... .... Opposite Parties With A.B.A. No.3940 of 2024 ------ Harshit Vishwakarma, aged about 19 years, S/o- Shri Amit Vishwakarma, R/o- New Road, Ward No. 13, P.O.+P.S. Lohardaga, District- Lohardaga, State- Jharkhand- 835302. .... .... …. Petitioner Versus 1. The State of Jharkhand 2. Mahadeo Bhagat S/o Late Sukra Bhagat r/o village- Semar Toli, Mahua Toli P.S. Raidih Gumla, P.O. Parsa, Dist- Gumla .... .... .... Opposite Parties ------ CORAM : HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE ANIL KUMAR CHOUDHARY ------ For the Petitioners : Md. Faruque Ansari, Advocate Mr. Saurabh Swarup, Advocate For the State : Md. Shahabuddin, SC-VII Md. Zeeshan Ahmad Khan, AC to SC-VII Mr. Sanjay Kr. Srivastava, Addl.P.P. For the O.P. No.2 : Mr. Kripa Shankar Nanda, Advocate Mr. Niranjan Kr. Sinha, Advocate (Both through V.C.) Ms. Shrey Tiwary, Advocate ------ Order No.08 Dated-07-02-2025 Heard the parties. 2. Apprehending their arrest in connection with Raidih P.S. Case No.18 of 2024 instituted under Sections 420/422/464/468/477/505/506/ 34 of the Indian Penal Code, the petitioners have moved this Court for grant of privileges of anticipatory bail. 3. Since both these Anticipatory Bails Applications have been filed with the self-same relief for grant of anticipatory bails to the petitioner of both these Anticipatory Bails Applications in respect of the same case, hence, both these Anticipatory Bails Applications are disposed of by this common order. 4. Learned counsel appearing for the petitioner in A.B.A. No.4006 of 2024 submits that the allegation against the petitioner namely Ravi Kumar Rajak @ Ravi Kumar @ Ravi Rajak is that the said petitioner impersonating himself as an employee of HDFC Bank took Rs.39,534/- through transaction from the informant in furtherance of common intention with the co-accused persons namely Priyash Kumar and two cheques of the complainant are still in the custody of the said petitioner. It is next submitted that the allegation against the said petitioner is false. It is then submitted that the petitioner is a student of polytechnic. Drawing attention of this court towards para-08 of the instant bail application of A.B.A. No.4006 of 2024, learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner namely Ravi Kumar Rajak @ Ravi Kumar @ Ravi Rajak has no criminal antecedent. It is lastly submitted that the petitioner undertakes to co-operate with the investigation of the case and also undertakes that he will not annoy or disturb the informant in any manner during the pendency of the case. Hence, it is submitted that the petitioner namely Ravi Kumar Rajak @ Ravi Kumar @ Ravi Rajak of A.B.A. No.4006 of 2024 be given the privileges of anticipatory bail. 5. Learned counsel appearing for the petitioner of A.B.A. No.3940 of 2024 submits that the allegation against petitioner namely Harshit Vishwakarma is that Rs.2,275/-was transferred to his account from the account of the informant and took four signed cheques of the informant; out of them, two cheques are misused and two are still in the custody of the accused person of this case. It is next submitted that the allegation against the said petitioner is false. It is then submitted that the petitioner is a student of Silli Polytechnic College and came in contact with the co-accused, who is his friend and was residing in the adjacent room where the petitioner was residing, for his studies, on rent. Drawing attention of this court towards para-22 of the instant bail application of A.B.A. No.3940 of 2024, learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner has no criminal antecedent. The accused No.1 got the petitioner falsely implicated in this case. It is then submitted that there is no allegation against the petitioner and the petitioner has no criminal antecedent as mentioned in para-22 of the instant bail application. It is lastly submitted that the petitioner undertakes to co-operate with the investigation of the case and also undertakes that he will not annoy or disturb the informant in any manner during the pendency of the case. Hence, it is submitted that the petitioner Harshit Vishwakarma of A.B.A. No.3940 of 2024 be given the privileges of anticipatory bail. 6. Learned counsel appearing for the State and the learned counsel for the opposite party No.2 oppose the prayer for anticipatory bail of the petitioners of both these Anticipatory Bail Applications. 7. Considering the submissions of learned counsels and the facts and circumstances stated above, I am inclined to grant privileges of anticipatory bail to the petitioners. Accordingly, the petitioners of both the Anticipatory Bail Applications are directed to surrender in the Court below within six weeks from today and in the event of their arrest or surrendering, they will be enlarged on bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs.25,000/- (Twenty five thousand) each with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned Judicial Magistrate-1st Class, Gumla (Jharkhand) in connection with Raidih P.S. Case No.18 of 2024 with the condition that they will co-operate with the investigation of the case and appear before the investigating officer as and when noticed by him and furnish their mobile numbers and photocopy of the Aadhar Cards with an undertaking that they will not change their mobile numbers during the pendency of the case and they will not annoy or disturb the informant in any manner during the pendency of the case and further conditions as laid down under Section 438 (2) of the Code of Criminal Procedure. (Anil Kumar Choudhary, J.) Saroj/