2026:JHHC:4103 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI A.B.A. No. 117 of 2020 Amitabh Bharti @ Amitabh Bharati, son of Bharat Prasad, resident of Murli Bagicha, Gumla, P.O. Gumla, P.S. Gumla, District Gumla. … … Petitioner Versus The Union of India through CBI … Opposite Party ------- CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE RONGON MUKHOPADHYAY ------- For the Petitioner: Mrs. Ritu Kumar, Adv. For the CBI : Mr. Deepak Kumar Bharati, Adv. ------- 06/06.02.2026 Heard Mrs. Ritu Kumar, learned counsel for the petitioner and Mr. Deepak Kumar Bharati, learned counsel appearing for the C.B.I. The petitioner is apprehending his arrest in connection with R.C.4(A)/2013-R registered for the offences under Sections 120B, 420, 468 and 471 of I.P.C. and Section 13(2) r/w Section 13(1)(d) of the Prevention of Corruption Act. 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 learned counsel for the petitioner that the charge sheet has been submitted by the CBI and several of the co-accused persons have been granted anticipatory bail in A.B.A. No. 3349 of 2022 and its analogous cases. Learned counsel submits that the petitioner is not named in the First Information Report and subsequently his name has surfaced in course of investigation of being a beneficiary to the illegal transactions and manipulations committed by the JPSC officials. Learned counsel submits that the petitioner was 2 appointed as an Assistant Professor in the Department of Economics in the year 2008, pursuant to being successful in JET- 2006 and the petitioner has an unblemished career. Mr. Deepak Kumar Bharati, Learned counsel appearing for the CBI has submitted that the petitioner had received only 112 marks in the 3rd paper of JET examination, whereas the minimum marks required was 122, which further certifies the connivance of the petitioner in manipulating the marks in order to becoming successful in JET 2006. Admittedly, charge sheet has been submitted by the CBI and some of the co-accused persons have been granted anticipatory bail in A.B.A. No. 3349/2022 and its analogous cases. On consideration of the aforesaid facts, I am inclined to extend the privilege of anticipatory bail to the petitioner. Accordingly, he is directed to surrender before the learned court below within a period of four weeks and on his surrender, he shall be released on bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs. 10,000/- (Rupees Ten Thousand only) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned Special Judge, CBI, Ranchi in connection with R.C.4(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 interlocutory application(s), if any, stand(s) closed. (Rongon Mukhopadhyay, J.) Dated: 06.02.2026 Shamim/- Uploaded on: 16/02/2026