IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI A.B.A. No.7900 of 2024 ------ Rajesh Kumar Paswan .... .... …. Petitioner Versus The State of Jharkhand .... .... .... Opposite Party ------ CORAM : HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE ANIL KUMAR CHOUDHARY ------ For the Petitioner : Mr. Manish Yadav, Advocate Mr. Vikash Kumar, Advocate For the State : Mr. Vishwanath Roy, Spl.P.P. ------ Order No.04 Dated- 07-01-2025 Heard the parties. Apprehending his arrest in connection with Simariya P.S. Case No.164 of 2024 instituted under Sections 308(2), 316(2), 318(2) of the B.N.S., 2023, the petitioner has moved this Court for grant of privileges of anticipatory bail. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the allegation against the petitioner is that the petitioner being the Block Programme Officer of Simariya Block was involved in demanding cut from the money to be paid under the MANREGA project. It is next submitted that the allegation against the petitioner is false. Drawing attention of this Court towards para-16 of the instant anticipatory bail application, learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner has no criminal antecedent. It is then submitted that the FIR of the Block Development Officer is based on the allegations made by the Mukhiya and Deputy Mukhiya which have been annexed with the FIR but neither the Mukhiya nor the Deputy Mukhiya has made any allegation against the petitioner and in the enquiry report the only allegation made against the petitioner is that the petitioner has kept the several programs under his log in, but there is no allegation of the petitioner having committed any criminal breach of trust or cheating or extortion. It is also submitted that the petitioner is a servant of Government of Jharkhand and still in service. It is lastly submitted that the petitioner undertakes to cooperate with the investigation of the case and to furnish sufficient security including cash security. Hence, it is submitted that the petitioner be given the privilege of anticipatory bail. Learned Spl.P.P appearing for the State opposes the prayer for anticipatory bail of the petitioner. Considering the submissions of learned counsels and the facts and circumstances stated above, I am inclined to grant privileges of anticipatory bail to the petitioner. Accordingly, the petitioner is directed to surrender in the Court below within six weeks from today and in the event of his arrest or surrendering, he will be enlarged on bail depositing Rs.10,000/- as cash security and furnishing bail bond of Rs.25,000/- (Twenty five thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned A.C.J.M., Chatra in connection with Simariya P.S. Case No.164 of 2024 with the condition that he will co-operate with the investigation of the case and appear before the investigating officer as and when noticed by him and furnish his mobile number and photocopy of the Aadhar Card with an undertaking that he will not change his mobile number during the pendency of the case and further conditions as laid down under Section 482 (2) of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023. (Anil Kumar Choudhary, J.) Saroj/