( 2025:JHHC:37209 ) IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI A. B. A. No. 5739 of 2025 Rakesh Das, aged about 33 years, son of Ramu Das, resident of Shakuntala Community Hall, New Karbigahiya, Power Grid, Near Patna Station, P.O. Patna, P.S. Jakkanpur, District-Patna (Bihar) PIN-800001 at present working as a Postal Assistant, Head Post Office, Jamshedpur, Bistupur, P.O. and P.S. Bistupur, District-East Singhbhum (Jharkhand) ...... … Petitioner Versus The State of Jharkhand .…. … Opposite Party -------- CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SANJAY KUMAR DWIVEDI For the Petitioner :Mr. Bhola Nath Rajak, Advocate For the State : Mr. Anuj Kr. Trivedi, Advocate 03/ 11.12.2025: Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned counsel for the State. 2. The petitioner is apprehending his arrest in connection with Bistupur P.S. Case No. 118/2025, registered under sections 318(4)/316(5) of the BNS, 2023, pending in the Court of learned Chief Judicial Magistrate, Jamshedpur. 3. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that petitioner happens to be Senior Post Master of Head Post Office, Jamshedpur. He further submits that allegations are made that petitioner has transferred a sum of Rs. 6,07,500/- in his account and in the F.I.R it is stated that said amount has been reimbursed in the account of post office. He then submits that petitioner has got no criminal antecedent which is disclosed in para 13 of the petition. On these grounds, he submits that the petitioner may kindly be provided privilege of anticipatory bail. 4. Learned counsel for the State opposes the prayer and submits that illegally the said amount has been transferred in the account of the petitioner. 5. Considering that in the F.I.R it is stated that said amount has ( 2025:JHHC:37209 ) been reimbursed in the account of post office and petitioner has got no criminal antecedent which is disclosed in para 13 of the petition, I am inclined to grant anticipatory bail to the petitioner. Accordingly, the above named, petitioner is directed to surrender before the learned court within three weeks from today and in the event of his surrender / arrest, the petitioner shall be released on bail, on furnishing bail bonds of Rs. 25,000/- (twenty five thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each, to the satisfaction of learned Chief Judicial Magistrate, Jamshedpur, in connection with Bistupur P.S. Case No. 118/2025, subject to conditions as laid down under Section 482 (2) of B.N.S.S, 2023. Dt.11.12.2025 ( Sanjay Kumar Dwivedi, J.) satyarthi-