( 2025:JHHC:27531 ) IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI A. B. A. No. 5249 of 2025 Mithlesh Kumar Sinha, aged about 37 years, son of Madan Prasad Sinha, permanent resident of village Saraidham, 45, P.O. and P.S. Jamua, District- Giridih, Jharkhand presently residing at 105 Gandhi School Road, Prabhat Colony, Ward 23, P.O. and P.S. Jhumritilaiya, District-Koderma, Jharkhand ...... … Petitioner Versus The State of Jharkhand .…. … Opposite Party -------- CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SANJAY KUMAR DWIVEDI For the Petitioner :Mr. Viaksh Anand, Advocate For the State : Mr. Sanjay Kumar Srivastava, A.P.P. 02/ 10.09.2025: Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned counsel for the State. 2. The petitioner is apprehending his arrest in connection with Koderma P.S. Case No. 262/2024, registered under section 306 of the BNS, 2023, pending in the Court of learned Chief Judicial Magistrate, Koderma. 3. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits the petitioner was employed with Prayatna Micro Finance Limited, Branch Koderma as Field Staff. He submits that allegation is made that Rs. 75,582/- was stolen from the locker of the company. He submits that the alleged incident is of June, 2024 and the F.I.R. has been lodged on 21.12.2024. He submits that the said locker was being operated by ABM Satyam Kumar and petitioner has no criminal antecedent which is disclosed in para 16 of the petition. On these grounds, he submits that the petitioner may kindly be provided privilege of anticipatory bail. 4. Learned counsel for the State opposes the prayer and submits that allegations are there of taking away money from the locker of the company. 5. Considering that alleged incident is of June, 2024 and the F.I.R. has been lodged on 21.12.2024, petitioner has no criminal antecedent which ( 2025:JHHC:27531 ) is disclosed in para 16 of the petition and it has been pointed out that said locker was being operated by ABM Satyam Kumar, I am inclined to grant anticipatory bail to the petitioner. Accordingly, the above named, petitioner is directed to surrender before the learned court within three weeks from today and in the event of his surrender / arrest, the petitioner shall be released on bail, on furnishing bail bonds of Rs. 25,000/- (twenty five thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each, to the satisfaction of learned Chief Judicial Magistrate, Koderma, in connection with Koderma P.S. Case No. 262/2024, subject to conditions as laid down under Section 482 (2) of B.N.S.S, 2023. ( Sanjay Kumar Dwivedi, J.) satyarthi-