IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI A.B.A. No. 1121 of 2024 ------ Sandeep Kumar Singh @ Sandeep Singh, aged about 34 years, son of Jaikaran Singh, resident of village –Murbe, P.O. –Edla, Police Staton-Simariya, District –Chatra … Petitioner Versus 1. The State of Jharkhand 2. Balwanti Devi, W/o Shiv Kumar Singh, R/o Village –Salgi, P.O. Jabra, P.S. –Simariya. At present residing at village Murbe, P.O. –Dari, P.S. –Simariya, District -Chatra … Opposite Parties ------ CORAM: HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE ANIL KUMAR CHOUDHARY ------ For the Petitioner : Mr. Rajesh Kr. Singh, Advocate For the State : Mr. Praful Jojo, Addl. P.P. For the O.P. No.2 : Mr. Ajeet Kr. Singh, Advocate ------ Order No.11 Dated- 22.01.2025 Heard the parties. Apprehending his arrest, the petitioner has moved this Court for grant of privilege of anticipatory bail in connection with Simariya P.S. Case No.98 of 2023 registered under sections 420/467/468/ 469/323/504/506/120B of the Indian Penal Code. The Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the allegation against the petitioner is that the petitioner has committed cheating and forgery. It is further submitted that the allegations against the petitioner are all false and the petitioner is personnel of Indian Army, hence there is no chance of his absconding. It is then submitted that the dispute between the parties is basically a civil dispute and only to harass the petitioner, this concocted false story has been cooked up to give the civil dispute, a cloak of criminal case. It is next submitted that the petitioner was doing his duty as an Army Personnel in the Indian Army since 23.09.2019 and was not present in the state of Jharkhand on the alleged date of entering into the agreement on 30.09.2019. It is then submitted that the petitioner undertakes to cooperate with the investigation of the case. Hence, it is submitted that the petitioner be given the privilege of anticipatory bail. Learned Addl. P.P. and the learned counsel for the opposite party no.2 opposes the prayer for grant of anticipatory bail. Considering the submissions of the counsels and the fact as discussed above, I am of the opinion that it is a fit case where the abovenamed petitioner be given the privilege of anticipatory bail. Hence, in the event of his arrest or surrender within a period of eight weeks from the date of this order, he shall be released on bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs.25,000/- (Rupees Twenty Five Thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate, Chatra, in connection with Simariya P.S. Case No.98 of 2023 with the condition that the petitioner will cooperate with the investigation of the case and appear before the Investigating Officer as and when noticed by him and will furnish his mobile number and a copy of his Aadhar Card in the court below with the undertaking that he will not change his mobile number during the pendency of the case subject to the conditions laid down under section 482 (2) of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023. (Anil Kumar Choudhary, J.) Sonu/Gunjan-