( 2025:JHHC:28642 ) IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI A. B. A. No. 5474 of 2025 Shankar Kewat @ Shankar Kumar Kewat, aged about 34 years, son of Sahdev Prasad Kewat, resident of village-Asnasingha, P.O. Brahmandih, P.S.- Topchanchi, District-Dhanbad ...... … Petitioner Versus The State of Jharkhand .…. … Opposite Party -------- CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SANJAY KUMAR DWIVEDI For the Petitioner :Mr. Randhir Kumar, Advocate For the State : Mrs. Shweta Singh, A.P.P. 02/ 18.09.2025: Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned counsel for the State. 2. The petitioner is apprehending his arrest in connection with Dugdha P.S. Case No. 80 of 2023, G.R. Case No. 1078 of 2023, registered under sections 406, 420 of I.P.C. pending in the Court of learned Judicial Magistrate, Ist Class, Bermo at Tenughat. 3. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits allegations are made that Rs ten lakh has been withdrawn from the credit card of his mother-in- law. He submits that mother-in-law has not lodged the F.I.R. rather the F.I.R. has been lodged by sister-in-law. 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 withdrawing Rs. 10 lakh from the credit card of the mother-in-law. 5. Considering that informant is sister-in-law and allegations are made that Rs. ten lakh has been withdrawn from the credit card of his mother-in-law, mother-in-law has not lodged the F.I.R. rather the F.I.R. has been lodged by sister-in-law. 6. In the attending facts and circumstances of the case, I am inclined to grant anticipatory bail to the petitioner. Accordingly, the above ( 2025:JHHC:28642 ) 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 Judicial Magistrate, Ist Class, Bermo at Tenughat, in connection with Dugdha P.S. Case No. 80 of 2023, G.R. Case No. 1078 of 2023, subject to conditions as laid down under Section 482 (2) of B.N.S.S, 2023. Dt.18.09.2025 ( Sanjay Kumar Dwivedi, J.) satyarthi-