2025:JHHC:11975 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI A.B.A. No. 2471 of 2025 Moti Lal Singh, S/o late Lorik Singh, R/o Kunwar Singh Colony, Aerodrome, Hinoo, PO-Hinoo, PS: Doranda, Distt. Ranchi, Jharkhand ….. Petitioner(s). Versus The State of Jharkhand ….. Opposite Party. ---- CORAM : SRI ANANDA SEN, J. ------ For the Petitioner(s) : Mr. Prashant Kr. Rahul, Advocate For the State : Mrs. Ruby Pandey, APP ----- 02/22.04.2025: Heard the learned counsel for the parties. 2. The present anticipatory bail application under sections 482 and 484 of Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023, has been preferred by the petitioner apprehending his arrest for the offences registered under sections 406/420/467/468/471/120(B) of the Indian Penal Code, pending in the Court of learned Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate, Latehar, in connection with Manika PS Case No.23 of 2010, corresponding to GR No. 218 of 2010(s). 3. The learned APP opposes the prayer for anticipatory bail. 4. As per FIR the petitioner was an Executive Engineer and at that point of time a fraud was committed in respect of digging of a pond under MGNREGA scheme. It is alleged that by showing photograph of an old pond and without there being any proper measurement, the government money has been defalcated. 5. During course of arguments the learned counsel for the petitioner submits that in this case charge sheet has already been submitted against the petitioner in the year 2019. 6. If charge-sheet has already been submitted there is no occasion for any investigation. Thus, this petitioner should appear before the learned court below and, on his appearance, the court below will pass an appropriate order considering the fact that charge sheet has already been submitted in this case. 7. Accordingly, the present anticipatory bail application is disposed of. (ANANDA SEN, J.) KNR/