[ 2026:JHHC:11673] IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI B.A. no. 3320 of 2026 Nitesh Kumar Mishra @ Nitesh Mishra, Aged about 35 years, S/O- Late Jitendra Mishra, R/O- Manaitand, Kali Mandir, Near Taneja House, P.O- Dhanbad, P.S- Dhansar, District- Dhanbad. … Petitioner Versus The State of Jharkhand … Opp. Party Coram: HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE ANIL KUMAR CHOUDHARY For the Petitioner : Mr. Deepak Sahu , Adv. For the State : Mr. Shailesh Kr. Sinha , Addl.. PP 02 / 21.04.2026 Heard the parties. The petitioner has been made accused in connection with Chandankiyari P. S. case no. 145 of 2024 registered for the offences punishable under Section 316 (2), 316(5), 352, 351(2) of BNS, 2023. Learned counsel appearing for the petitioner submits that the allegation against the petitioner is that the petitioner has mis-appropriated Rs. 18,25,708/- after collecting the same from the customers of Vedika Credit Capital by not depositing the said money with the said company. It is submitted that the allegations against the petitioner are false and the charge sheet has been submitted against the petitioner in this case. It is further submitted by learned counsel for the petitioner that as is evident from para 49 of the case diary, the I.O. of the case on 12.02.2025 sought details of the information as to on which date and from which person, the petitioner has collected the said money, alleged to have been mis- appropriated by him but the same could not be produced by the informant. It is next submitted that the petitioner has been sent jail custody since 21.01.2026 after voluntarily surrendering before the trial court, as mentioned in para 1 of this bail application, hence, the petitioner may be admitted to bail. Learned Addl. P.P. opposed the prayer for bail. Considering submissions of learned counsels and the facts as stated above, I am inclined to release the petitioner on bail. Hence, the court below is directed to release the petitioner 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 SDJM, Bokaro in connection with Chandankiyari P. S. case no. 145 of 2024 with the condition that the petitioner will co-operate with the trial of the case and will furnish mobile phone number and photocopy of the Aadhar Card in the court below with an undertaking that he will not change the mobile phone number during the trial of the case. (ANIL KUMAR CHOUDHARY, J.) Dated 21.04.2026 Smita/-