( 2025:JHHC:32478 ) IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI A. B. A. No. 6164 of 2025 Suleman Ansari @ Md. Suleman Ansari, aged about 69 years, son of late Md. Kolha Ansari, resident of village Kabir Nagar, Kapali, P.O. Kapali, P.S. Chandil, District-Seraikella Kharsawan, Jharkhand ...... … Petitioner Versus The State of Jharkhand .…. … Opposite Party -------- CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SANJAY KUMAR DWIVEDI For the Petitioner :Mr. Shailendra Jit, Advocate For the State : Mrs. Anuradha Sahay, A.P.P. 02/ 29.10.2025: Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned counsel for the State. 2. The petitioner is apprehending his arrest in connection with Barhi P.S. Case No. 233 of 2017, corresponding to G.R. No. 2511 of 2017, registered under sections 409/420 of I.P.C. pending in the Court of learned S.D.J.M, Hazaribag. 3. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that petitioner happens to be an Assistant Engineer in NREP and allegations are made of over-payment of Rs. 2,61,562/- to the contractor in MNREGA scheme. He further submits that allegations are made against 11 accused persons. He further submits that co-accused persons have been granted anticipatory bail in A.B.A. No. 4875 of 2024 and A.B.A. No. 10083/2023. He then submits that petitioner has got no criminal antecedent which is disclosed in para 12 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 allegations are there of over-payment to the contractor from the MNREGA scheme. 5. Considering that petitioner happens to be an Assistant Engineer ( 2025:JHHC:32478 ) in NREP, co-accused persons have been granted anticipatory bail in the aforesaid A.B.As and petitioner has got no criminal antecedent which is disclosed in para 12 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 S.D.J.M, Hazaribag, in connection with Barhi P.S. Case No. 233 of 2017, corresponding to G.R. No. 2511 of 2017, subject to conditions as laid down under Section 482 (2) of B.N.S.S, 2023. Dt.29.10.2025 ( Sanjay Kumar Dwivedi, J.) satyarthi-