2025:JHHC:13311 1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI A.B.A. No.5931 of 2024 ------ Guruvendra Sahu, son of Kamdeo Sahu, resident of Village Budmu, Post Budmu, Police Station & District Ranchi. … … Petitioner Versus 1. The State of Jharkhand. 2. Awadhesh Pandey, son of late Mathura Pandey. … … Opposite Parties ------ CORAM : SRI ANANDA SEN, J. ------ For the Petitioner(s) : Mr. Manish Yadav, Advocate Mr. Lalit Yadav, Advocate For the State : Mr. Gautam Rakesh, A.P.P. Ms. Supriya Dayal, Advocate ----- 06/ 01.05.2025 Heard the parties. 2. This anticipatory bail application under Section 482 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita (BNSS), 2023, has been preferred by the petitioner apprehending his arrest for offences under Sections 420, 406, 467, 468, 471 and 34 IPC. 3. The allegation in the F.I.R. is that the informant wanted to purchase some land and the same were arranged by one Amarnath Pandey. Later on, the entire money was paid to Amarnath Pandey. A deed was executed but it is stated that the original land owner was impersonated. 4. Learned counsel representing the petitioner submits that the petitioner is merely a witness to the agreement. Neither any amount has been given to the petitioner nor he is the identifier of the person who has signed the deed. 5. Learned A.P.P. representing the opposite party – State opposes the anticipatory bail application and submits that in this case an imposter was introduced and he has signed the sale deed 2025:JHHC:13311 2 but admittedly no money / sale proceeds has been transferred in the account of this petitioner. Learned counsel representing the informant submits that the petitioner is a professional witness but she could not point out any specific instance in which the petitioner stood as a witness. 6. Since from the record, I find that the petitioner was merely a witness to the sale deed and neither the executant nor the person who has identified the seller or the purchaser, I am inclined to enlarge this petitioner on anticipatory bail. 7. Accordingly, this Anticipatory Bail Application stands allowed. The petitioner, above named, is directed to surrender before the learned court below within four weeks from the date of receipt of copy of this order and on the event of his surrender or arrest, he shall be released on bail on furnishing bail bonds of Rs.20,000/- (Rupees Twenty Thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each, to the satisfaction of learned Chief Judicial Magistrate, Ranchi, in connection with Kanke P.S. Case No.155 of 2024, subject to the condition that one of the bailers should be a close relative of the petitioner and other should be a resident of State of Jharkhand, having sufficient landed property in his name or in the name of his ancestors in which he is having share and to that effect, he has to file an affidavit before the Trial Court indicating his share in the property. (ANANDA SEN, J.) Prashant. Cp-3