2025:JHHC:21544 --1-- A.B.A. No. 3654 of 2025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND, RANCHI A.B.A. No. 3654 of 2025 ---- Purna Chandra Mondal, aged about 49 years, S/o – Shiv Narayan Mondal, R/o – village – Chakri, PO – Ladhna, PS – Jamtara, District - Jamtara .... Petitioner -- Versus -- Central Bureau of Investigation .... Opposite Party ---- CORAM: HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE SANJAY KUMAR DWIVEDI --- For the Petitioner :- Mr. Pratiush Lala, Advocate For the CBI :- Mr. Deepak Kr. Bharati, Advocate ---- 04/01.08.2025 Heard Mr. Pratiush Lala, learned counsel appearing for the petitioner as well as Mr. Deepak Kr. Bharati, learned counsel appearing for the CBI. 2. The petitioner is apprehending his arrest in connection with R.C. Case No. 42(S)/2017/EOW/Ranchi, for the offence registered under Sections 406, 420, 467, 468, 471, 120B and 34 of the Indian Penal Code and Sections 3 and 6 of Prize Chits and Money Circulation Schemes (Banning) Act, 1978 and Section 45(5) of RBI Act, 1934 pending in the Court of learned SDJM, Dhanbad. 3. Learned counsel appearing for the petitioner submits that the petitioner has earlier moved before this Court along with three others in ABA No.4596 of 2022 and the same has been dismissed on 13.12.2022 by this Court. He submits that the CBI has now investigated the case and submitted the charge-sheet against the petitioner and other co-accused persons by charge-sheet dated 30th 2025:JHHC:21544 --2-- A.B.A. No. 3654 of 2025 September, 2019. He submits that, subsequently, two of the accused persons whom anticipatory bail was rejected by this Court have moved before this Court in ABA Nos.3174 of 2024 and 6138 of 2024 and this Court considering the judgments of Hon’ble Supreme Court in the case of Satender Kumar Antil Versus Central Bureau of Investigation & Anr., reported in (2022) 10 SCC 51 and Siddharth Vs. State of Uttar Pradesh and Anr. reported in (2021) SCC Online SC 615 been pleased to grant anticipatory bail to those persons. He submits in view of that the privilege of anticipatory bail may kindly be granted to the petitioner. 4. Learned counsel appearing for the CBI opposes the prayer and submits that there is serious allegation of economic offence against the petitioner and the case of the petitioner is coming to category D of Satender Kumar Antil Versus Central Bureau of Investigation & Anr. case, as such the privilege of anticipatory bail may not be extended to the petitioner. 5. Considering that the charge-sheet has already been submitted and the petitioner has not been arrested as yet and two of the accused persons whose bail have been rejected along with the petitioner has been subsequently granted anticipatory bail by this Court considering the judgments of Hon’ble Supreme Court and it is further well settled that in change circumstances the second anticipatory bail can be maintained, I am inclined to provide privilege of anticipatory bail to the petitioner. 2025:JHHC:21544 --3-- A.B.A. No. 3654 of 2025 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 Rs.25,000/- (Rupees Twenty Five Thousand), with two sureties of the like amount each, to the satisfaction of learned SDJM, Dhanbad in connection with R.C. Case No. 42(S)/2017/EOW/Ranchi, subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 482(2) of Bharatiya Nagrik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 (Sanjay Kumar Dwivedi, J.) Sangam/