[2025:JHHC:27765] -1- IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI A.B.A. No. 5279 of 2025 Ashok Poddar @ Ashok Kumar @ Padihari, aged about 50 years, son of Basuki Poddar, resident of Sudha Dairy, Gamharia, Post Gamharia, Police Station Adityapur, District Seraikella Kharsawan. ..... … Petitioner Versus 1. The State of Jharkhand. 2. Kunwar Kumar Singh, son of Late Ram Bihari Prasad Singh, resident of Village Gouri, Post Kapali, Police Station Chandil, District Seraikella Kharsawan. ..... … Opposite Parties -------- CORAM : HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE SANJAY KUMAR DWIVEDI ------ For the Petitioner : Mr. Vikash Kumar, Advocate. For the State : Mr. Shree Prakash Jha, A.P.P. ------ 05/ 10.09.2025 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned A.P.P. for the State. 2. The petitioner is apprehending his arrest in connection with C.C. Case No. 56 of 2022, registered for the offences under Sections 406 and 420 of the Indian Penal Code, pending in the court of learned Sub-Divisional Judicial Magistrate, Chandil. 3. Learned counsel appearing for the petitioner submits that the petitioner and the complainant jointly purchased a land and allegations are made that the said land has been got registered in the name of the wife of the petitioner. He submits that in the SA itself, the complainant has admitted that Rs. 80,000/- has been returned by the petitioner and in the SA, it has further been stated that rupees one lakh has been returned. He further submits that on the court query, the complainant has stated that Rs. 2,20,000/- was paid in cash and further there is no proof of that. He submits that for recovery of the money, the [2025:JHHC:27765] -2- complaint case has been filed. 4. Learned A.P.P. appearing for the State has opposed the prayer and submits that the learned court on the basis of complaint and SA, has been pleased to take cognizance. 5. Considering that in the SA, it has been stated that rupees one lakh has been returned and further on court query, the complainant has stated that Rs. 2,20,000/- has been paid in cash and there is no proof of that, I am inclined to provide the privilege of anticipatory bail to the petitioner. 6. Accordingly, the petitioner, named above, 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) each, with two sureties of the like amount each, to the satisfaction of learned Sub-Divisional Judicial Magistrate, Chandil, in connection with C.C. Case No. 56 of 2022, subject to the conditions as laid down under section 482(2) of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023. (Sanjay Kumar Dwivedi, J.) Amitesh/-