Neutral Citation No. ( 2026:JHHC:4027 ) IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI A.B.A. No. 2005 of 2020 Dr. Satish Kumar Singh, son of Late Janardan Prasad Singh, residing at L-12, Harmu Housing Colony, Saket Vihar, Post Argora, Police Station Argora, District Ranchi. ... Petitioner Versus The Union of India through Central Bureau of Investigation …Opposite Party --- CORAM: HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE RONGON MUKHOPADHYAY For the Petitioner : Mr. Binod Kumar, Advocate For the CBI : Mr. Deepak Kumar Bharti, Advocate --- 06.02.2026 Heard Mr. Binod Kumar, the learned counsel for the petitioner and Mr. Deepak Kumar Bharti, the learned counsel appearing for the CBI. In this application, the petitioner has prayed for grant of anticipatory bail as he has a reasonable apprehension of being arrested in connection with RC 4(A)/2013-R registered for the offences under sections 120B/201/420/468/471 of the Indian Penal Code and section 13(2) read with section 13(1) (d) of the Prevention of Corruption Act. It has been alleged that the members of the JPSC along with Shri Dhiraj Kumar, representative of M/s Global Informatics had entered into a criminal conspiracy amongst themselves and in pursuance thereof, the public servants in strict abuse of their 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 counsel for the petitioner that charge-sheet has already been submitted by the CBI and some of the co-accused persons have been granted anticipatory bail in A.B.A. No. 3349/22 and its analogous cases. The learned counsel adds that the petitioner was initially appointed as a Lecturer in the year 1985 by the Bihar Public Service Commission but subsequently he had been declared successful in JET 2006 and was appointed as an Assistant Professor in the Department of Psychology in the year 2008. Mr. Deepak Kumar Bharti, the learned counsel for the CBI has opposed the prayer for anticipatory bail of the petitioner and has submitted that the petitioner was declared selected on the basis of receiving 54 marks for his career and 26.5 marks for his interview though the CFSL has deciphered that the petitioner was given 26 marks by one expert which has been manipulated and changed to 36 in the assessment chart. 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. 3349/22 and its analogous cases. The petitioner has been made an accused in the charge-sheet primarily on account of the fact that he is a purported beneficiary to the manipulation and illegal transactions carried out by the JPSC officials in connivance with the petitioner. On consideration of the aforesaid facts, the petitioner is directed to surrender before the learned trial court within four weeks from today and on such surrender, he shall be released on bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs. 10,000/- (Ten Thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned Special Judge, CBI at Ranchi in connection with RC 4(A)/2013-R, subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 482(2) of the Bhartiya Nagrik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023. This application is allowed. (RONGON MUKHOPADHYAY, J.) 06.02.2026 S.B. Uploaded on 16.02.2026 -2-