[2025:JHHC:22126] -1- IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI A.B.A. No. 1979 of 2025 Baby Devi, aged about 35 years, wife of Sunil Kumar Mandal, resident of Village Kushpahari, P.O. Barmasia, P.S. Shikaripara, District Dumka (Jharkhand). ..... … Petitioner Versus Central Bureau of Investigation ..... … Opposite Party -------- CORAM : HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE SANJAY KUMAR DWIVEDI ------ For the Petitioner : Mr. Rishav Kumar, Advocate For the CBI : Mr. D.K. Bharti, Spl.P.P. ------ 05/ 06.08.2025 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned Spl.P.P. appearing for the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI). 2. The petitioner is apprehending her arrest in connection with R.C.-01(A)/2023(D), registered for the offences under Sections 120-B read with Sections 409 and 420 of the Indian Penal Code and Section 13(2) read with Sections 13(1)(a) of the Prevention of Corruption Act, pending in the court of learned Additional District Judge-I-cum-Special Judge, CBI, Dhanbad. 3. Mr. Rishav Kumar, learned counsel appearing for the petitioner submits that the allegation is made that the petitioner was involved with the Branch Manager in withdrawing and mis-utilizing the amount of the retired persons. He submits that in the first chargesheet, the petitioner was shown as a witness of the CBI, however, in the supplementary chargesheet, her name has been found place as an accused. 4. Mr. D.K. Bharti, learned Spl.P.P. appearing for the CBI has opposed the prayer and submits that the petitioner in connivance with the Branch Manager, have mis-utilized the amount of the retired persons, in view of that prayer for anticipatory bail may kindly be [2025:JHHC:22126] -2- rejected. 5. Considering that now the chargesheet has already been submitted and the petitioner was not arrested by the CBI in course of investigation, it appears that the petitioner has co-operated in the investigation and further in the first chargesheet, the petitioner was shown as a witness of the CBI and subsequently, in the supplementary chargesheet, the petitioner has been made accused, I am inclined to provide privilege of anticipatory bail to the petitioner. 6. Accordingly, the petitioner, named above, is hereby directed to surrender before the learned court within three weeks from today, and in the event of her surrender/arrest, the petitioner, above named, 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 District Judge-I-cum- Special Judge, CBI, Dhanbad, in connection with R.C.-01(A)/2023(D), subject to the conditions as laid down under section 482(2) of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023. (Sanjay Kumar Dwivedi, J.) Amitesh/-