Neutral Citation No. ( 2026:JHHC:3956 ) IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI A. B. A. No. 9347 of 2019 --- Jindar Singh Munda son of late Riday Singh Munda, Resident of Village Bordih, PO Rargaon, PS Tamar, District Ranchi … … Petitioner Versus Union of India through Central Bureau of Investigation (ACB), Ranchi … … Opposite Party --- CORAM : HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE RONGON MUKHOPADHYAY --- For the Petitioner : Mrs. Ritu Kumar, Advocate For the Opposite Party-CBI : Mr. Deepak Kumar Bharti, Advocate --- 26/06.02.2026 Heard Mrs. Ritu Kumar, learned counsel for the petitioner and Mr. Deepak Kumar Bharti, learned counsel for the CBI. The petitioner is apprehending his 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 amongst 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 counsel for the petitioner that some of the co-accused persons have been granted anticipatory bail by this court in A.B.A. No. 3349 of 2022 and its analogous cases. The CBI on completion of investigation has submitted charge-sheet. It has been submitted that the petitioner pursuant to the recommendation of JPSC was appointed as a Lecturer in the department of Hindi at Ranchi College, Ranchi and the services of the petitioner has also been confirmed. The petitioner fulfils all the requisite qualification and without any basis, the petitioner has been implicated on the ground that -2- he had secured lesser than the minimum marks in the third paper of JET examination. Mr. Deepak Kumar Bharti, learned counsel for the CBI has opposed the prayer for anticipatory bail of the petitioner and has submitted that in course of investigation, the specific role of the petitioner being a beneficiary to the manipulation of the officials of JPSC has come to light and in fact the petitioner has received only 102 marks in the third paper of JET examination, whereas minimum marks required was 105. 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. On consideration of the said fact, the petitioner above named is directed to surrender in the court below within four weeks and pray for bail, and in that event, 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, 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 16.02.2026