( 2025:JHHC:33931 ) IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI A. B. A. No. 6429 of 2025 Mithalesh Srivastava, aged about 48 years, son of Mahadeo Srivastava, resident of Mihijam, Shantinagar, P.O. and P.S. Mihijam, District-Jamtara ...... … Petitioner Versus The State of Jharkhand .…. … Opposite Party -------- CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SANJAY KUMAR DWIVEDI For the Petitioner :Mr. Anukul Gaurav, Advocate For the State : Mr. Vishwanath Roy, Spl. P.P. 04/ 13.11.2025: Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned counsel for the State. 2. The petitioner is apprehending his arrest in connection with Narayanpur P.S. Case No. 71/2025, registered under sections 318(2)(4)/338/336(3)/340(2)/61(2) of BNS, pending in the Court of learned Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate, Jamtara. 3. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that there was an agreement between the petitioner and informant for supply of certain electronic appliances for which Rs. 5,71,500/- was paid by the informant to the petitioner. He further submits that goods worth Rs. 1,75,000/- were delivered by the petitioner on 13.02.2025 at the shop of informant and further supply of goods worth Rs. 63,650/- were delivered on 20.04.2025 by the petitioner and to buttress this argument, he refers to invoices contained in annexure-2. He then submits that the petitioner could not deliver the remaining goods within time due to sad demise of his close relative however, the petitioner returned Rs. 3,00,000/- to the husband of the informant in presence of two witnesses and to buttress this argument he refers to annexure-3 which is money receipt. He further submits that only a sum of Rs. 32,380/- is remaining to be returned. On these grounds, he submits that the petitioner may kindly be provided privilege of anticipatory ( 2025:JHHC:33931 ) bail. 4. Learned counsel for the State opposes the prayer and submits that allegations are there of not supplying the electronic goods. 5. Considering that pursuant to agreement certain goods have been supplied as submitted by the learned counsel for the petitioner and it has been pointed out that Rs. 3,00,000/- has been returned and remaining amount is Rs. 32,380/-, 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 Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate, Jamtara, in connection with Narayanpur P.S. Case No. 71/2025, subject to conditions as laid down under Section 482 (2) of B.N.S.S, 2023. Dt.13.11.2025 ( Sanjay Kumar Dwivedi, J.) satyarthi-