2026:JHHC:15744 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI A. B. A. No. 2815 of 2026 --- Abdul Mannan … … Petitioner Versus The State of Jharkhand … … Opposite Party --- CORAM : HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE RONGON MUKHOPADHYAY --- For the Petitioner : Mr. Ayush Kr. Verma, Advocate For the Opposite Party : A.P.P. --- 2/29.05.2026 Heard Mr. Ayush Kr. Verma, learned counsel for the petitioner and learned A.P.P. for the State. The petitioner is apprehending his arrest in connection with Mandar P.S. Case No. 153 of 2022. It has been alleged that the petitioner being the Secretary and Chairman of Govt. Middle School, Loyo had committed misappropriation of funds to the tune of Rs.4,10,141/-. Submission has been advanced by learned counsel for the petitioner that the unused amount of Rs.4,10,141/- has already been returned to the concerned department after which an NOC was also issued by the department. Learned counsel submits that the incident is said to have taken place between the year 2011 and 2013 and there is delay of almost 10 years in lodging of the first information report. It has been submitted that before institution of the FIR an amount of Rs.3,00,000/- was already deposited by the petitioner and after the first information report the balance amount was returned. Learned A.P.P. for the State opposed the prayer for anticipatory bail of the petitioner. Regard being had to the fact that a no objection has been issued pursuant to the deposit of the amount which was alleged to have been embezzled and which was the unutilized amount, I am inclined to extend the privilege of anticipatory bail to the petitioner. Accordingly, the petitioner above named is directed to surrender in the learned trial court within four weeks and pray for bail, and in that 2026:JHHC:15744 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 Judicial Magistrate, Ranchi in connection with Mandar P.S. Case No. 153 of 2022, subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 482 (2) of the Bhartiya Nagrik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023. This application stands allowed. 29.05.2026 (Rongon Mukhopadhyay, J) Sangam/-