2025:JHHC:17444 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI A.B.A. No. 7892 of 2024 Gautam Kumar Chouorasiya, S/o Prem Chourasiya, R/o village- Lohardaga Road, PO and PS Gumla, Distt. Gumla. ….. Petitioner(s). Versus The State of Jharkhand ….. Opposite Party ------ CORAM : SRI ANANDA SEN, J. ------ For the Petitioner(s) : Mr. A.K. Chaturvedy, Advocate For the State : Mr. Rajneesh Vardhan, APP ----- 06/01.07.2025: This is an application filed by the petitioner praying for grant of anticipatory bail in terms of sections 482 and 484 of Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023, as the petitioner has been allegedly implicated in connection with Gumla PS Case No. 348 of 2024, for the offences punishable under sections 406 and 420 of the Indian Penal Code, pending in the Court of learned Chief Judicial Magistrate, Gumla. 2. Heard the learned counsel for the petitioner and the learned counsel for the State. 3. The learned counsel for the State opposes the prayer for anticipatory bail of the petitioner. 4. It is alleged that the petitioner being computer operator in Gumla Lamps instructed the informant to give him money and he will purchase the paddy seeds from Gumla and deposit the same in Lamps as bringing paddy seeds in Lamps is expensive due to excessive transportation charge. It is alleged that money was given to the petitioner through cash but transportation was not done and the petitioner has defalcated the entire money. 5. After hearing the parties and from the arguments it is clear that there is no on-line transaction as the petitioner has taken cash. It has also come to the notice that the petitioner has appeared before the IO but the IO was not satisfied with his reply thus again notice was sent but the petitioner has not appeared which resulted in issuance of warrant of arrest against him. 6. The offences punishable in this case is less than seven years. The petitioner is directed to appear before the court concerned and file his bail bond to 2025:JHHC:17444 the satisfaction of the court concerned with an undertaking that he will appear before the IO once in fifteen days and cooperate with the investigation till conclusion of the investigation failing which the IO as well as the court concerned are at liberty to take appropriate steps against the petitioner. 7. Thus, this anticipatory bail application is disposed of. (ANANDA SEN, J. ) KNR/