2025:JHHC:16643 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI A.B.A. No.7419 of 2024 ------ Narendra Kumar Choubey, S/o Late Naresh Prasad Choubey, R/o Village Saketpuri, P.O. + P.S. Godda Nagar, District Godda, Jharkhand. … ... Petitioner Versus 1. The State of Jharkhand. 2. Sanjiv Kumar Jha, S/o Late Vishnu Kant Jha. … … Opposite Parties ------ CORAM : SRI ANANDA SEN, J. ------ For the Petitioner(s) : Mr. Abhay Kr. Mishra, Advocate Mr. Anshuman Mishra, Advocate For the State : Mr. Praful Jojo, A.P.P. ----- 04/ 23.06.2025 Heard the parties. 2. This anticipatory bail application under Section 482 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita (BNSS), 2023, has been preferred by the petitioner apprehending his arrest for offences under Sections 406, 420, 504 and 506 IPC. 3. Learned A.P.P. representing the State opposes the prayer for anticipatory bail. 4. It is alleged that this informant wanted to establish a petrol pump and this petitioner had taken Rs.2 lacs with the assurance that he will manage and will get the NOC. It is further alleged that on the pretext of providing NOC for establishing a petrol pump, this petitioner has cheated the informant for Rs.2 lacs. 5. After hearing the parties, I find that admittedly the petitioner is not a Government official. Further, as per Annexure-3, the application of the informant was already rejected on 07.09.2015. 2025:JHHC:16643 6. Considering the aforesaid fact, I am inclined to allow this application. 7. Accordingly, this Anticipatory Bail Application stands allowed. The petitioner, above named, is directed to surrender before the learned court below within four weeks from the date of receipt of copy of this order and on the event of his surrender or arrest, he shall be released on bail on furnishing bail bonds of Rs.10,000/- (Rupees Ten Thousand), with two sureties of the like amount each, to the satisfaction of learned C.J.M. Godda, in connection with Godda (Town) P.S. Case No.81 of 2019, subject to the condition that one of the bailers should be a close relative of the petitioner and other should be a resident of State of Jharkhand, having sufficient landed property in his name or in the name of his ancestors in which he is having share and to that effect, he has to file an affidavit before the Trial Court indicating his share in the property. The petitioner will cooperate in the investigation and will appear before the Investigating Officer as and when directed. The petitioner is directed to appear on every fifteen days before the Investigating Officer and cooperate in the investigation. (ANANDA SEN, J.) Prashant. Cp-3