IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI A.B.A. No. 1909 of 2025 ------ Suman Sandeep Kindo @ Suman Sandeep Kiro, aged about 44 years, son of Victor Kindo, resident of Village –Gothaitagar, Nayabasera, P.O. & P.S. –Pakar Tand, District –Simdega. … Petitioner Versus The State of Jharkhand … Opposite Party ------ CORAM: HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE ANIL KUMAR CHOUDHARY ------ For the Petitioner : Mr. Rajiv N. Prasad, Advocate For the State : Mrs. Lily Sahay, Addl. P.P. ------ Order No.02 Dated- 27.03.2025 Heard the parties. Apprehending his arrest, the petitioner has moved this Court for grant of privilege of anticipatory bail in connection with Hunterganj P.S. Case No.159 of 2024 registered for the offences punishable under Sections 308(2), 316(2) & 318(2) of the B.N.S., 2023. The learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the allegation against the petitioner is that the petitioner being the Panchayat Secretary was demanding illegal gratification of Rs.20,000/- for allotting house under the Abua Awas (Own House) Scheme. It is further submitted that the allegations against the petitioner are all false and there is no allegation of payment of any money to the petitioner nor there is any allegation against the petitioner of dishonestly inducing anybody to part with any property. It is next submitted that there is no allegation against the petitioner of extortion or use of force. It is further submitted that the petitioner has no criminal antecedent as has been mentioned in para- 12 of the instant anticipatory bail application. It is then submitted that the petitioner undertakes to furnish sufficient security including cash security and also undertakes to cooperate with the investigation of the case and further undertakes that he will not annoy or disturb the informant or any of the witnesses of the case in any manner during the pendency of the case. Hence, it is submitted that the petitioner be given the privilege of anticipatory bail. Learned Addl. P.P. 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 six weeks from the date of this order, he shall be released on bail on depositing cash security of Rs.20,000/- and 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 Judicial Magistrate -1st Class, Chatra, in connection with Hunterganj P.S. Case No.159 of 2024 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 with further condition that that he will not annoy or disturb the informant or any of the witnesses of the case in any manner 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-