( 2025:JHHC:27226) 1 A.B.A. No. 5119 of 2025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI A.B.A. No. 5119 of 2025 ---- 1.Gopal Singh alias Gopal Kumar aged about 36 years son of late Manoj Singh resident of Village Gunhesha PO Gagri, PS Sheikhpura, Dist.Sheikhpura, Bihar 2.Gautam Kumar aged about 36 years son of Umesh Kumar resident of Oraiya PO Isua Mapho, PS Sheikhpura, Dist.Sheikhpura, Bihar … Petitioners -Versus- Central Bureau of Investigation … Opposite Party ----- CORAM: HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE SANJAY KUMAR DWIVEDI ----- For the Petitioner : Mr. Subham Mishra, Advocate For the CBI : Mr. Deepak Kumar Bharti, Advocate ----- 2/08.09.2025 Heard the learned counsel for the petitioners as well as State. 2. The petitioners are apprehending their arrest in connection with R.C. Case No. 01(A)/2023(D), registered for the offences under Sections 120-B read with Sections 409 and 420 of the Indian Penal Code and Section 13(2) read with Sections 13(1)(a) of the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988 pending in the court of learned Additional Sessions Judge cum Spl.Judge, CBI, Dhanbad. 3. Learned counsel appearing for the petitioners submits that the allegation is made that the petitioner were involved with the Branch Manager in withdrawing and misusing the amount of the retired persons. He further submits that in first charge sheet the petitioners were not charge sheeted however in the subsequent charge sheet the petitioners has been charge sheeted. He submits that allegation is made that Rs.25 lacs has been transferred in the account of the petitioners from one Arvind Goswami. He further submits that two coaccused persons have been granted anticipatory bail in ABA Nos. 4896 of 2025 and 1979 of 2025. 4. Learned counsel for the CBI submits that in connivance of the Branch ( 2025:JHHC:27226) 2 A.B.A. No. 5119 of 2025 Manager the petitioners has realized the amount of the retired persons and a sum of Rs.25 lacs has been transferred in the account of the petitioners and in view of that the prayer for anticipatory bail of the petitioners may kindly be rejected. 5. Considering that now the charge sheet has been already submitted and the petitioners were not arrested by the CBI in course of investigation, it appears that the petitioners have cooperated in the investigation and in subsequent chargesheet the petitioners have been made accused, I am inclined to provide privilege of anticipatory bail to the petitioners and in the aforesaid ABAs co-accused have been provided privilege of anticipatory bail and in the attending facts and circumstances of the case, I am inclined to provide privilege of anticipatory bail to the petitioners. 6. Accordingly, the petitioners, named above, are hereby directed to surrender before the learned court within three weeks from today, and in the event of their surrender/arrest, the petitioners, 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 Additional Sessions Judge cum Spl.Judge, CBI, Dhanbad in connection with R.C. Case No. 01(A)/2023(D) subject to the conditions as laid down under section 482(2) of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023. (Sanjay Kumar Dwivedi, J.) SI/