Neutral Citation No. ( 2026:JHHC:4062 ) IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI A.B.A. No. 55 of 2020 ------- Rakhi Rani, D/o Shri Gena Ram, residing at Matrichhaya, Bam Bam Baba Colony, Ward No. 24, Deoghar, P.O.- Deoghar, P.S.- Deoghar, District- Deoghar … … Petitioner Versus The Union of India through Central Bureau of Investigation … … Opposite Party ------- CORAM : HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE RONGON MUKHOPADHYAY ------- For the Petitioner : Mrs. Ritu Kumar, Advocate For the CBI : Mr. Deepak Kr. Bharti, Advocate ------- 27/06.02.2026 Heard Mrs. Ritu Kumar, learned counsel for the petitioner and Mr. Deepak Kr. Bharti, learned counsel appearing for the CBI. The petitioner apprehends her arrest in connection with R.C. 04(A)/2013-R, arising out of Vigilance Case No. P.E. No. 04(A)/2012-R, registered for the offences u/s 120B, 201, 420, 468, 471 of the IPC and Section 13(2) read with Section 13(1)(d) of the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988. It has been alleged that the officials of the JPSC along with Sri Dhiraj Kumar, representative of M/s. Global Informatics, had entered into a criminal conspiracy among themselves and in pursuance thereof the public servants in strict abuse of their respective official positions, dishonestly and fraudulently had manipulated/allowed to manipulate the merit list, assessments charts etc. of the examination/interview to extend undue benefits to their preferred candidates. It has been submitted by Mrs. Ritu Kumar, learned counsel for the petitioner that on completion of investigation charge-sheet has been submitted by the CBI. It has further been submitted 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. Learned counsel adds that the petitioner has been implicated of being a beneficiary to the illegal transactions carried out by the officials of JPSC purportedly in connivance with the petitioner. The petitioner Neutral Citation No. ( 2026:JHHC:4062 ) has been appointed as an Assistant Professor in the Department of Hindi in the year 2008 and has an unblemished career. Mr. Deepak Kr. Bharti, learned counsel appearing for the CBI has opposed the prayer for anticipatory bail of the petitioner and has submitted that the petitioner was a beneficiary who was declared successful on the basis of receiving 46 marks for her career and 32.25 marks for interview though the CFSL has deciphered that the petitioner had initially been given 14 marks which has been later manipulated to 38. 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 of 2022 and its analogous cases. On consideration of the entire gamut of allegations levelled against the petitioner, the fact that charge-sheet has already been submitted by the CBI and several accused persons having been granted anticipatory bail as noted above, I am inclined to admit the petitioner on anticipatory bail. Accordingly, the petitioner is directed to surrender before the learned trial court within a period of four weeks and on her surrender, she 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. 04(A)/2013-R, arising out of Vigilance Case No. P.E. No. 04(A)/2012-R, subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 438(2) of the Code of Criminal Procedure. This application stands allowed. Pending I.As., if any, stands closed. (Rongon Mukhopadhyay, J.) Dated, the 6th February, 2026 A. Sanga/- Uploaded on 16 /02/2026