-1- B.A. No. 8679 of 2025 2025:JHHC:29747 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND, RANCHI ---- B.A. No. 8679 of 2025 ---- Mukesh Kumar @ Mukesh aged about 35 years sonof late Sudarshan resident of Durga Mandap PO Giddi PS- Giddih, District Hazaribagh, Jharkhand …………...Petitioner -- Versus -- Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) .... ………Opposite Party ---- CORAM: HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE SANJAY KUMAR DWIVEDI --- For the Petitioner :- Mr. Amit Sinha, Advocate For the CBI :- Mr. Deepak Kr Bharti, Advocate ---- 2/24.09.2025 Heard learned counsels for petitioner and for CBI. 2. This application has been filed for grant of regular bail to the petitioner in connection with R.C. No.06(A)/2025-R registered for the offence under sections 61(2) of BNS, 2023 and Section 7,7A, 8, 11,12 of Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988, pending in court of learned Additional Judicial Commissioner XVII Cum Spl. Judge, CBI, Ranchi. 3. Learned counsel for petitioner submits that the petitioner is Clerk in CCL and used to take money from coal lifter and passes the same to the Security Officer. He then submits that the petitioner and two other accused persons have gone to CBI after receiving notice under section 35(3) of BNSS, 2023, however on that day, petitioner has been taken into custody and he is in custody since 14.7.2025. He next submits that the charge sheet has been submitted on 12.06.2025 and the petitioner will not tamper with any of the evidence if he is released on regular bail. -2- B.A. No. 8679 of 2025 4. Mr. Deepak Bharti, the learned counsel for the respondent CBI submits that the petitioner is instrumental in coal lifting and this process is continuous. 5. In view of above and considering that the petitioner is in custody since 14.7.2025 and charge sheet has been submitted and it has been asserted that the petitioner will not tamper with the evidences if he is granted regular bail, and in that view of the matter, I am inclined to grant regular bail to petitioner. 6. Accordingly, petitioner, above named, is hereby directed to be released on bail, on furnishing bail bond of Rs.25,000/- (Rupees Twenty Five Thousand), with two sureties of like amount each, to the satisfaction of learned Additional Judicial Commissioner XVIII Cum Spl. Judge, CBI, Ranchi, in connection with R.C. No.06(A)/2025-R. ( Sanjay Kumar Dwivedi, J.) Dated: 24th Sept., 2025 SI/