IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI B.A. No. 10963 of 2024 --------- Raj Kumar Sao, S/o Nageshwar Sao, R/o Village Hethgadah, P.O. & P.S. Barkagaon, District- Hazaribag (Jharkhand) ... … Petitioner Versus The State of Jharkhand through A.C.B. ... … Opposite Party --------- CORAM : HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE RONGON MUKHOPADHYAY --------- For the Petitioner : Mr. Suraj Kishore Prasad, Advocate For the Opp. Party : Mrs. Nehala Sharmin, Spl. P.P. --------- 02/06.01.2025 Heard Mr. Suraj Kishore Prasad, learned counsel for the petitioner and Mrs. Nehala Sharmin, learned Spl. P.P. for the opposite party. The petitioner is an accused in connection with A.C.B. (Hazaribag) P.S. Case No. 10 of 2024. It has been alleged that the petitioner who is the husband of the Mukhiya of village Badkagaro had struck a deal with the complainant for payment of a bribe amount of Rs. 25,000/- and if such amount is not paid to the petitioner the complainant was threatened that his name would be struck off from the beneficiaries of Abua Awas Yojana. On a complaint made a trap was laid and the petitioner was caught red handed accepting the tainted money of Rs. 25,000/-. Submission has been advanced by the learned counsel for the petitioner that after investigation charge-sheet has been submitted by the A.C.B. It has further been submitted that the petitioner did not have any competency to demand the money as he was not a public servant. It has also been submitted that the petitioner is in custody since 30.08.2024. Learned Spl. P.P. has opposed the prayer for bail of the petitioner. Regard being had to the period of custody undergone by the petitioner and the fact that charge-sheet has already been submitted, the petitioner, named above, is directed to be released on 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 Additional Sessions Judge-II, Hazaribag-cum-Special Judge (ACB), Hazaribag in connection with A.C.B. (Hazaribag) P.S. Case No. 10 of 2024. (Rongon Mukhopadhyay, J.) A. Sanga/- -2-