2026:JHHC:14188 1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND, RANCHI ---- A.B.A. No. 471 of 2026 ---- Kaushal Kumar, aged about 30 years, son of Shivpati Singh Yadav, resident of Village Sarangpur, PO Bhabua, PS Kaimur District-Bhabua, Bihar .... Petitioner -- Versus -- The State of Jharkhand .... Opposite Party ---- CORAM: HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE SANJAY KUMAR DWIVEDI --- For the Petitioner :- Md Sajid Younus, Advocate For the State :- Mr. S.P.Jha, Advocate ---- 2/11.05.2026 Heard learned counsels for petitioner and for State. 2. The petitioner is apprehending his arrest in connection with Kandi PS Case No.112 of 2024, for offence registered under section 406, 420, 467, 468, 471 and 306/34 of IPC, pending in court of learned Judicial Magistrate, First Class, Garhwa. 3. Learned counsel for petitioner submits that the petitioner is the then Manager of Annapurna Finance Company, Mohammadganj District Garhwa and on that account only, the petitioner has been made accused in the present case. He next submits that Bank account was opened in Fino Bank and if any misappropriation has been done, that is the responsibility of that Bank. He next submits that the Bank of this petitioner has granted loan of Rs.40,000/- which was credited in the account of Fino Bank. He also submits that when the amount was not being received, the petitioner went to the house of the informant pointing out about the loan amount and thereafter the case has been lodged against the petitioner. He submits that apart from that, no role has been assigned to the Bank and in view of that, the petitioner may kindly be granted anticipatory bail. 4. Learned State counsel opposes prayer and submits that the petitioner happened to be Manager of Annapurna Finance Company. 2026:JHHC:14188 2 5. Looking to the contents of the FIR, it transpires that the Aadhar Card and other documents of Sarita Devi was utilized in opening the bank account in Fino Bank and the petitioner happened to be Manager of Annapurna Finance Company and the loan amount granted by the said Bank has been credited in the account of beneficiary in the Fino Bank and prima facie opening of the said Bank account in the Fino Bank alleged against that bank and the allegation is made of fraudulently opening the bank account in Fino Bank utilizing Aadhar Card and other documents of Sarita Devi, and in the attending facts and circumstances of the present case, I am inclined to grant anticipatory bail to the petitioner. 6. Accordingly, the petitioner, above named, is hereby directed to surrender before learned court within two weeks from today, and in event of his surrender/arrest, the petitioner, above named, shall be released on bail, on furnishing bail bond of Rs.25,000/- (Rupees Twenty Five Thousand), with two sureties of like amount each, to the satisfaction of learned Judicial Magistrate, First Class, Garhwa, in connection with Kandi PS Case No.112 of 2024, subject to the conditions as laid down under section 482(2) of Bhartiya Nagrik Suraksha Sanhita (BNSS), 2023. ( Sanjay Kumar Dwivedi, J.) 11.05.2026 SI/