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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI A.B.A. No. 387 of 2025
Koshila Devi, R/o Vill- Behartand, P.O. Lapra, P.S. Khelari, Ranchi
--- --- Petitioner Versus
1. Central Bureau of Investigation.
2. The State of Jharkhand --- --- Opposite Parties
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CORAM: HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE RONGON MUKHOPADHYAY ---
For the Petitioner : Mr. Amit Kumar, Adv. For the State : Mr. Aditya Raman, AC to GA-III
For the O.P. : Mr. Anil Kumar, ASGI.
Ms. Chandana Kumari, AC to ASGI
--- 03/04.03.2025 Heard Mr. Amit Kumar, learned counsel for the petitioner and Mr. Anil Kumar, learned ASGI
The petitioner apprehends his arrest in connection with CBI/ACB P.S. Case No. RC-05(A)/2019-R.
The petitioner has been implicated on account of being involved in fraudulent withdrawal of huge amount of money of provident fund of 38 ex- employees of CCL.
It has been submitted by learned counsel for the petitioner that the petitioner is an ex-employee of CMPF, who has since superannuated. It has further been submitted that some of the co-accused persons have been granted anticipatory bail by this Court in A.B.A. No. 7669 of 2024 and A.B.A. No. 991 of 2024.
Learned counsel adds that charge sheet has been submitted by the CBI.
Mr. Anil Kumar, learned ASGI has opposed the prayer for anticipatory bail of the petitioner and had submitted that the petitioner is a claimant in the CMPF and was involved in fraudulent withdrawal of money of 38 ex-employees of CCL.
Regard being had to the fact that some of the co-accused persons have been granted anticipatory bail as well as the fact that charge sheet has been submitted, the petitioner, accordingly, is
directed to surrender before the learned court below within a period of four weeks and on his surrender, he shall be released on anticipatory bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs. 10,000/- (Rupees Ten Thousand only) with two sureties of the like amount each to the
satisfaction of learned A.J.C.-XVIII-cum-Special Judge, CBI, Ranchi in connection with CBI/ACB P.S. Case No. RC-05(A)/2019-R, subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 482(2) of Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023.
This application stands allowed.
(Rongon Mukhopadhyay, J.) Preet/-
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