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2026 DAILYLAW 15221 (JHR)

MUKESH KUMAR RAI v. CENTRAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION (C.B.T.)

B.A./4419/2026 · 2026-05-29

Rongon Mukhopadhyay

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2026:JHHC:15877 1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI B.A. 4419 of 2026 1. Mukesh Kumar Rai, aged about 42 years, Son of Bambahdur Rai, Resident of Khitauli, P.O. and P.S.- Khitoli, District- Katni, State – Madhya Pradesh. 2. Dinesh Kumar Rai @ D.K. Rai, aged about 41 years, Son of Chaturi @ Late Anirudh Rai, Resident of village Taraya, Kinawari, Tarya Sujan, P.O. and P.S. – Tarya Sujan, District- Kushinagar, State- Uttar Pradesh. … Petitioners Versus Central Bureau of Investigation (C.B.I.) … Opposite Party ------- CORAM: HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE RONGON MUKHOPADHYAY ------- For the Petitioners : Mr. R.S. Mazumdar, Sr. Advocate For the C.B.I. : Mr. Deepak Kumar Bharti, Advocate ------- Order No.02/ Dated 29th May, 2026 1. Heard Mr. R.S. Mazumdar, learned Senior Counsel for the petitioners and Mr. Deepak Kumar Bharti learned counsel appearing for the C.B.I. 2. The Petitioners are accused in connection with R.C. Case No. 04 (A)/26-R. 3. The petitioners are alleged to have forcibly stopped the construction work of an apartment and had demanded an illegal gratification of Rs. 5,00,000/-. The complainant has given an amount of Rs. 50,000/- to the petitioners but the demand continued unabated. A complaint was made and on verification, the allegations were found to be true, after which a trap raid was laid and the petitioners were caught red-handed while accepting the tainted money of Rs. 50,000/-. 4. Submission has been advanced by the learned Senior Counsel for the petitioners that petitioner no. 1 is the Havildar of Defence Land N.O.C. R&O FLT Unit, Ranchi, and petitioner no. 2 is the nephew of 2 petitioner no. 1. It has been submitted that, on completion of investigation, charge-sheet has been submitted and the petitioners are in custody since 02.02.2026. 5. Learned counsel appearing for the C.B.I. has opposed the prayer for bail of the petitioner. 6. Regard being had to the period of custody undergone by the petitioners and the fact that charge sheet has been submitted, the petitioners above named are directed to 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 Additional Judicial Commissioner-I-cum-Special Judge, C.B.I., Ranchi in connection with R.C. Case No. 04 (A)/26-R. (Rongon Mukhopadhyay, J.) Dated: 29th May, 2026 Abhishek/Pawan-