( 2025:JHHC:38370 ) --1-- IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND, RANCHI A.B.A. No. 5203 of 2025 ---- Shekhar Kumar, aged about 34 years, S/o Bhimsen Pandit, R/o Tirupati Tower, Flat No. 1 E, Sainik Colony, Dumardaga, P.S Sadar Buty, P.O Booty, District Ranchi, Jharkhand.... Petitioner -- Versus -- The State of Jharkhand .... Opposite Party ---- CORAM: HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE SANJAY KUMAR DWIVEDI --- For the Petitioner :- Mr. Abhishek S. Sinha, Advocate :- Mr. Vikram Kumar, Advocate :- Mr. Naresh Kumar, Advocate For the State :- Mr. Vineet Kr. Vashistha, Spl. P.P. For the Informant :- Rajesh Bhushan, Advocate ---- 06/20.12.2025 Heard learned counsel appearing for the petitioner as well as the learned counsel appearing for the State and the learned counsel for the Informant. 2. The petitioner is apprehending his arrest in connection with Lalpur P.S. Case No. 116 of 2025, for the alleged offences registered under Sections 316 (2), 318 (4), 338, 336(3), 340 (2) and 308 (3), pending in the Court of learned J.M Ranchi. 3. Learned counsel appearing for the petitioner submits that false allegation is made against the petitioner of misrepresenting himself as high-rank government official and advisor to judicial and political authority including the Hon’ble Chief Justice of the Jharkhand High Court and the Hon’ble Chief Minister of the State of Jharkhand and on the basis of that he extort money from unemployed individuals, ( 2025:JHHC:38370 ) --2-- by promising them to provide employment in the State Sports Ministry. He further submits that the petitioner and the informant were in business terms for land transaction. In view of that, anticipatory bail may kindly be granted to the petitioner. 4. Learned counsel appearing for the State opposes the prayer and submits that the petitioner has got four criminal antecedents against him. He further submits that case diary has been received wherein the details regarding transactions has come in paragraph nos. 49, 50 and 51 of the case diary. He also submits that there is serious allegation against the petitioner of impersonating himself as Special P.S. to the Hon’ble Chief Justice of Jharkhand High Court and Chief Secretary of the state of Jharkhand and it has also come in the case diary that he has impersonated himself as Member of the Selection Committee for recruitment in Jharkhand Sports Authority and hence, submits that this case is not fit for anticipatory bail application. 5. Learned counsel for the informant submits that a sum of Rs. 16,00,000/-(Rupees Sixteen Lakhs Only) has been taken by the petitioner for providing employment. 6. Looking into the contents of the FIR, it transpires that allegation is made against the petitioner of impersonating himself as the advisors to S.D.M Latehar, Special P.S. to the Hon’ble Chief Justice of Jharkhand High Court and Chief Secretary of the state of Jharkhand. Allegation is also made that the petitioner has stated that he is the key person to get the bail of the Hon’ble Chief Minister of the state of Jharkhand. It has come in paragraph no. 27 of the case diary ( 2025:JHHC:38370 ) --3-- that the petitioner has got four criminal antecedents i.e. Lalpur P.S Case No. 105 of 2020, Bano P.S. Case No. 34 of 2020, Badkagaon P.S Case No. 13 of 2020 and Dumri P.S Case No. 75 of 2023, and this is the fifth case against the petitioner. There is serious allegation against the petitioner, and hence this is not the case of anticipatory bail. 7. As such, the anticipatory bail application of the petitioner is dismissed. 20.12.2025 (Sanjay Kumar Dwivedi, J.) Abha/