2025:JHHC:31393 1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI ABA No.5923 of 2025 Mintu Singh, aged about 40 years, s/o Raghu Pad Singh, R/o BSL-LH, street-10 Qrs. No.194, P.O. Siwandih, P.S. – Bokaro Steel City, Dist- Bokaro, Jharkhand …. Petitioner Versus The State of Jharkhand … Opp. Party -------- CORAM: HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE SANJAY KUMAR DWIVEDI ------ For the Petitioner : Mr. Vishal Srivastava, Advocate For the State : Mr. Praful Jojo, A.P.P. ------ 2/10.10.2025 Heard learned counsel appearing on behalf of Petitioner and learned counsel appearing on behalf of the State. 2. The petitioner is apprehending his arrest in connection with Chas P.S. Case No. 335 of 2023, for the offence registered under Sections 406 & 420 of the Indian Penal Code, pending in the Court of learned C.J.M., Bokaro. 3. Learned counsel appearing for the petitioner submits that the petitioner has got no criminal antecedent and the allegations are made of transferring of Rs.20,000/- in the account of Satendar Kumar. He further submits that the main allegation is there against one Sumit Kumar @ Sudhir Kumar, who has taken the money from the innocent persons on the pretext of providing the job. He further submits that the petitioner is not named in the FIR. He further submits that in identical situation one co-accused namely Chinta Devi has been provided the privilege of Anticipatory Bail by learned Addl. Sessions Judge 1st-cum-Special Judge, Bokaro in Anticipatory Bail Petition No.1128 of 2023. He further submits that another co- accused has been granted anticipatory bail in ABA No.1828 of 2024. 2025:JHHC:31393 2 4. Learned counsel appearing for the State opposed the prayer on the ground that that the innocent persons have been cheated by the accused person. 5. In view of the above and considering that in identical situation one co-accused namely Chinta Devi has been provided the privilege of Anticipatory Bail by learned Addl. Sessions Judge 1st-cum- Special Judge, Bokaro in Anticipatory Bail Petition No.1128 of 2023 and another co-accused has been granted anticipatory bail by this Court in ABA No.1828 of 2024, and the allegation against the petitioner is also similar and the main allegation is there against Sumit Kumar @ Sudhir Kumar, I am inclined to grant anticipatory bail to the petitioner. 6. Accordingly, the petitioner, above named, is hereby directed to surrender before the learned Court within three weeks from today, and in the event of his surrender/arrest, the petitioner, above named, shall be released on bail, on furnishing bail bond of Rs.25,000/- (Rupees Twenty Five Thousand), with two sureties of the like amount each, to the satisfaction of learned C.J.M., Bokaro, in connection with Chas P.S. Case No. 335 of 2023, subject to the conditions as laid down under section 438(2) of the Code of Criminal Procedure. 7. This Anticipatory Bail Application is accordingly allowed and disposed of. (Sanjay Kumar Dwivedi, J.) 10.10.2025 R.Kumar