Neutral Citation No. ( 2026:JHHC:4081) IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI A. B. A. No. 1635 of 2020 --- 1. Manish Dayal son of Dr. Pandey Ram Dayal, Asst. Professor of English, Chatra College Chatra, Resident of Chatra Chowk, PO & PS Chatra, District Chatra 2. Jitendra Harijan, son of late Raj Kumar Harijan, Asst. Professor, University, Department of Political Science, Binod Bihari Mahto Koyalanchal University, Dhanbad, Resident of Village Haripaldih, PO & PS Gandey, District Giridih … … Petitioners Versus Union of India through Central Bureau of Investigation … … Opposite Party --- CORAM : HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE RONGON MUKHOPADHYAY --- For the Petitioners : Mr. R. S. Mazumdar, Senior Advocate For the Opposite Party-CBI : Mr. Deepak Kumar Bharti, Advocate --- 28/06.02.2026 Heard Mr. R. S. Mazumdar, learned senior counsel for the petitioners and Mr. Deepak Kumar Bharti, learned counsel for the CBI. The petitioners are apprehending their arrest in connection with RC 04(A)/2013-R registered for the offences under Sections 120B r/w Section 420, 468 and 471 of I.P.C. and Section 13 (2) r/w Section 13 (1) (d) of the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988. It has been alleged that the officials of JPSC along with Sri Dhiraj Kumar, representative of M/s. Global Informatics, Ranchi had entered into criminal conspiracy among themselves and in pursuance thereof, the public servants in strict abuse of their respective official positions, dishonestly and fraudulently manipulated/allowed to manipulate the merit list, assessment charts etc. of the examination/interview to extend undue benefit to their preferred candidates. It has been submitted by the learned senior counsel for the petitioners that the charge-sheet has been submitted by the CBI against the petitioners and other accused persons. It has further been submitted that some of the co-accused persons have been granted anticipatory bail vide A.B.A. No. 3349 of 2022 and its analogous cases. Learned senior -2- counsel further submits that the petitioners have been implicated primarily on account of the fact that they are the purported beneficiaries to the illegal transactions and manipulation which was carried out by the JPSC officials in connivance with the other accused persons. Mr. Deepak Kumar Bharti, learned counsel for the CBI has opposed the prayer for anticipatory bail of the petitioners and has submitted that a perusal of the charge-sheet would reveal the manner in which the petitioners have got manipulated the records in order to become successful in JET 2006. Admittedly, the charge-sheet has been submitted by the CBI and some of the co-accused persons have been granted anticipatory bail vide A.B.A. No. 3349 of 2022 and its analogous cases. The petitioners are the purported beneficiary as appears from the charge-sheet. On consideration of the aforesaid facts, the petitioners above named are directed to surrender in the court below within four weeks and pray for bail, and in that event, they shall be released on bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs. 10,000/- (Ten Thousand) each with two sureties of the like amount each, to the satisfaction of learned Special Judge, CBI, Ranchi in connection with RC 04(A)/2013-R, subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 438 (2) of the Code of Criminal Procedure. This application stands allowed. Pending I.A., if any stands closed. (Rongon Mukhopadhyay, J) R. Shekhar Cp 3 06th February 2026 Uploaded on 17.02.2026