Neutral Citation No. (2025:JHHC:36049) IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI B.A. No. 9405 of 2025 Krishna Prakash Singh, aged about 63 years, son of late Chandrika Singh, resident of Plot No.300, Bokaro Co-operative Colony, P.O.- Bokaro Steel City, P.S.- Bokaro, Dist.- Bokaro. … Petitioner - Versus - The State of Jharkhand … Opp. Party ------ CORAM: - HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE AMBUJ NATH ----- For the Petitioner : Mr. Pran Pranay, Advocate For the State : Mr. Prabhu Dayal Agrawal, Spl.P.P. --- 04/02.12.2025 Heard the parties. The petitioner has been made accused in connection with Sakchi P.S. Case No. 120 of 2021, corresponding to G.R. Case No.382 of 2023, for the offences registered under Sections 406, 409 and 420 of the I.P.C. and Section 7 of the Essential Commodities Act, pending in the court of learned S.D.J.M., Jamshedpur. On 02.06.2021 and 03.06.2021, godown of State Food and Civil Supplies Nigam Ltd., Sakchi, Jamshedpur was inspected by the informant. On verification of stock, instead of 26178 bags of grains, 17309 bags were found. The petitioner at the time of inspection was the Manager in-charge of the said godown. It was submitted that petitioner was officiating as in-charge as Sri Pradeep Kumar Sah who was the Cooperative Extension Officer and in- charge of the said godown was on leave. The petitioner was officiating on his behalf. It was further submitted that petitioner has written an application to S.D.M., Dhalbhum, Jamshedpur that the numbers of bags of grains which were entered into the stock register did not match with the actual bags available in the godown. It was further submitted that chargesheet has been submitted in this case. Mr. Prabhu Dayal Agrawal, learned Spl.P.P. submitted that petitioner had earlier preferred an anticipatory bail application before this Court as well as the Hon’ble Supreme Court but the same was disposed of as there was no genuine apprehension of his arrest. -2- Considering the nature of allegation, I am inclined to enlarge the petitioner on bail. Accordingly, the petitioner, above named, is directed to 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 S.D.J.M., Jamshedpur, in connection with Sakchi P.S. Case No. 120 of 2021, corresponding to G.R. Case No.382 of 2023. (Ambuj Nath, J.) December 2, 2025 Jay/- Uploaded on 03.12.25