IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI ABA No. 357 of 2025 Dilip Kumar Bhandari, aged about 34 years, son of Katic Thakur @ Kartik Thakur, resident of Village Meghdih, P.O. Hariharpur, P.S. Sonaraithari (wrongly mentioned in the impugned order as P.S. Sonari Dari), District Deoghar (Jharkhand). … Petitioner Versus The State of Jharkhand … Opp. Party Coram: HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE ANIL KUMAR CHOUDHARY For the Petitioner : Mr. Arvind Kr. Choudhary , Adv. For the State : Mr. Tarun Kumar , Addl.PP 02 / 24.01.2025 Heard the parties. Apprehending his arrest, the petitioner has moved this Court for grant of privilege of anticipatory bail in connection with Pakur Town P.S. Case No. 51 of 2024 registered under Sections 420, 406, 409, 467, 471, 465, 468 of the Indian Penal Code. Learned counsel appearing for the petitioner submits that the allegation against the petitioner is that the petitioner has embezzled Rs. 19,55,604/- from 147 members, Rs. 6,19,188/- from 35 members,, Rs. 5,73, 433/- from 30 members and Rs. 45,755/- from 05 members of different branches of the informant. It is then submitted that the allegations against the petitioner are all false and those allegations are general and omnibus in nature. It is further submitted by learned counsel for the petitioner that though the FIR was registered on the basis of the complaint filed by the complainant –informant vide the complaint case no. 61 of 2024 of the court of learned Chief Judicial Magistrate, Pakur but nowhere even a single person has been mentioned, as to from whom the petitioner collected money nor there is any document in the record, to show the entrustment of any money to the petitioner. It is next submitted that the petitioner is ready to co-operate with the investigation of the case and also undertakes to furnish sufficient security including cash security and he undertake not to annoy or disturb the informant in any manner during pendency of the case hence, the petitioner be given the privilege of anticipatory bail. The learned Addl. PP opposes the prayer for anticipatory bail of the petitioner. Considering aforesaid facts and circumstances of the case, I am inclined to grant the privilege of anticipatory bail to the petitioner. Hence, in the event of arrest by the police or surrender within a period of eight weeks from the date of this order, the petitioner shall be released on bail on depositing Rs. 1,00,000/- as cash security and 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 CJM, Pakur in connection with Pakur Town P.S. Case No. 51 of 2024 subject to the condition that the petitioner will not annoy or disturb the informant in any manner during pendency of the case and will co-operate with the Investigation of the case and will appear before the Investigating Officer as and when noticed by him and will submit mobile number and photocopy of Aadhaar card at the time of surrender in the court below with an undertaking not to change mobile phone number during the pendency of the case along with the other conditions laid down under section 482 (2) of BNSS, 2023. (ANIL KUMAR CHOUDHARY, J.) Smita/-