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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI A.B.A. No. 1891 of 2025
------ Sandeep Kumar Verma, aged about 27 years, s/o Raj Kumar Verma @ Raj Kumar, resident of 58, R.B. Tenughat, Chatro Chati, (Chhata Chowk), P.O.-Right Bank Tenughat, P.S.- Petarwar, Dist.-Bokaro (Jharkhand)
… Petitioner
Versus The State of Jharkhand … Opposite Party
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CORAM: HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE ANIL KUMAR CHOUDHARY
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For the Petitioner : Mr. Satish Kumar, Advocate For the State
: Mr. Naveen Kr. Ganjhu, Addl. P.P. For the Informant : Mr. Rahul Pandey, Advocate
: Mr. Manoj Kumar, Advocate ------
Order No.02 Dated- 24.03.2025
Heard the parties.
Apprehending his arrest in connection with Doranda P.S. Case No.189 of 2024 instituted under Sections 316(2), 318(4) and 61(2) of the B.N.S., 2023, the petitioner has moved this Court for grant of privileges of anticipatory bail.
Learned counsel appearing for the petitioner submits that the allegation against the petitioner is that on 27.07.2024 the petitioner along with co-accused persons went to the informant and asked for a loan of Rs.65,00,000/- but informant refused the same and subsequently on 30.07.2024 co-accused Abhijit and Amit have offered to give cheques for sureties and informant then paid Rs.65,00,000/- in cash to Atul Angharia @ Anil. It is next submitted that co-accused Abhijit Verma gave a cheque of State Bank of India which was dishonoured. It is then submitted that petitioner did not accompany the co-accused persons at the time of them taking money and only on earlier occasion, he accompanied the co- accused. It is further submitted that the allegation against the petitioner is false and there is no allegation of entrustment of money to the petitioner nor there is any allegation of the petitioner dishonestly inducing the informant to part with any money. It is next submitted that the petitioner undertakes that he will not
annoy or disturb the informant in any manner during the pendency of the case. It is further submitted that the petitioner undertakes to co-operate with the investigation of the case and to furnish sufficient security including cash security. It is lastly submitted that the co-accused person has already been given the privilege of anticipatory bail by this Court vide order dated 07.03.2025 in A.B.A. No.1550 of 2025. Hence, it is submitted that the petitioner be also given the privileges of anticipatory bail.
Learned Addl. P.P appearing for the State and the learned counsel for the informant opposes the prayer for anticipatory bail of the petitioner.
Considering the submissions of learned counsels and the
facts and circumstances stated above, I am inclined to grant privileges of anticipatory bail to the petitioner. Accordingly, the petitioner is directed to surrender in the Court below within six weeks from today and in the event of his arrest or surrendering, he will be enlarged on bail on depositing Rs.10,000/- as cash security and on furnishing bail bond of Rs.25,000/- (Twenty five thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned J.M.-XIII, Ranchi in connection with Doranda P.S. Case No.189 of 2024 with the condition that he will co-operate with the investigation of the case and appear before the investigating officer as and when noticed by him and furnish his mobile number and photocopy of the Aadhar Card with an undertaking that he will not change his mobile number during the pendency of the case and petitioner undertakes that he will not annoy or disturb the informant in any manner during the pendency of the case and further conditions as laid down under Section 482 (2) of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023.
(Anil Kumar Choudhary, J.)
Sonu/Gunjan-