( 2025:JHHC:28982 ) IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI A. B. A. No. 5561 of 2025 Devendra Bhushan Shrivastava @ Devendra Bhushan Srivastava, aged about 52 years, C/O Bijay Bhushan Shrivastava, son of late Shashi late Shashi Bhushan Srivastava, resident of Flat No. 6A, 6th Floor, Ramgarh College Road, Sansar Seva Residency, Opposite New Shanti Cinema, P.O. and P.S. Ramgarh, District-Ramgarh, Jharkhand ...... … Petitioner Versus The State of Jharkhand .…. … Opposite Party -------- CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SANJAY KUMAR DWIVEDI For the Petitioner :Mr. Saurabh Shekhar, Advocate Mr. Anjani Kumar, Advocate Mr. Ashutosh Ranjan Kumar, Advocate For the State : Mr. Azeemuddin, A.P.P. 02/ 19.09.2025: Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned counsel for the State. 2. The petitioner is apprehending his arrest in connection with Ramgarh P.S. Case No. 254 of 2024, registered under sections 318(4)/316(5)/338/336(3)/336(4)/340/3(5) of the BNS, 2023, pending in the Court of learned Chief Judicial Magistrate, Ramgarh. 3. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that not a single penny has been transferred in the account of the petitioner from the co-accused Md. Amjad Hussain. He then submits that the petitioner is having one account bank account in the Bank of Baroda, Ramgarh Cantt, Ramgarh. He further submits that the petitioner is co-operating in the investigation and he is posted as District Programme Officer, West Singhbhum having no criminal antecedent. By way of referring chart at page 18 which is part of F.I.R, he submits that salary amount of the doctors were being credited in the account of one Md. Amjad Hussan. 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 the petitioner was accomplishing in the said transaction. ( 2025:JHHC:28982 ) 5. Considering that allegations are made that certain amount has been credited in the account of Md. Amjad Hussain who happens to be a peon in the office of Civil Surgeon, Ramgarh and this petitioner is posted as District Programme Officer, West Singhbhum. Further petitioner is co-operating in the investigation and he has complied notice under Section 35(3) of BNSS, 2023. 6. In the attending facts and circumstances of the case, 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, Ramgarh, in connection with Ramgarh P.S. Case No. 254 of 2024, subject to conditions as laid down under Section 482 (2) of B.N.S.S, 2023. Dt.19.09.2025 ( Sanjay Kumar Dwivedi, J.) satyarthi-