Neutral Citation No. ( 2026:JHHC:15975 ) IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI B.A. No. 4840 of 2026 Himanshu Shekhar ... … Petitioner Versus Central Bureau of Investigation ... … Opposite Party --------- CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE RONGON MUKHOPADHYAY --------- For the Petitioner : Mr. Anil Kumar, Sr. Advocate For the CBI : Mr. Prashant Pallav, ASGI --------- 02/02.06.2026 Heard Mr. Anil Kumar, learned Senior Counsel for the petitioner and Mr. Prashant Pallav, learned ASGI for the CBI. The petitioner is an accused in connection with Regular CBI Case No. RC 05(A)/2026-R, corresponding to RC Case No. 06(A)/26-R. It has been alleged that M/s Tyagi Brothers pursuant to a contract had deployed vehicles in the office of the Senior Divisional Commercial Manager. The dues amounting to Rs. 8.70 lacs were not released and in order to secure the dues of the said amount illegal gratification of Rs. 90,000/- was demanded by the petitioner. On a complaint made a verification was done wherein the allegations were found to be true and consequently a trap was laid and the petitioner was caught red handed accepting the tainted money of Rs. 50,000/-. It has been submitted by Mr. Anil Kumar, learned Senior Counsel for the petitioner that the petitioner was transferred to CCL Ranchi Railway Station much prior to the acceptance of the tainted money. Learned Senior Counsel submits that once the petitioner has been transferred the petitioner did not have any control over the functions of the office of the Sr. DCM. It has been submitted that the petitioner is in custody since 26.03.2026 and charge-sheet has already been submitted by the CBI. Mr. Prashant Pallav, learned ASGI for the CBI has opposed the prayer for bail of the petitioner and has referred to the charge-sheet while submitting that the petitioner was caught red handed accepting the tainted money and in fact, he had demanded illegal gratification to facilitate the payment of Rs. 8.70 lacs to the complainant. On consideration of the fact that the chargesheet on completion of the investigation has been submitted and the period of custody undergone by the petitioner, he is directed to 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 Spl. Judge, CBI-I-cum-AJC-I, Ranchi in connection with Regular CBI Case No. RC 05(A)/2026-R, corresponding to RC Case No. 06(A)/26-R. (Rongon Mukhopadhyay, J.) Dated, the 2nd June, 2026 A. Sanga/- Uploaded on 04 /06/2026 -2-