2026:JHHC:16293 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI Cr. Revision No. 62 of 2026 ---- 1. Tahrima Khatun @ Tahrima Khatoon 2. Khushbu Khatun @ Khushboo Khatoon 3. Reshma Khatun @ Reshma Khatoon 4. Md. Afan @ Md. Affan 5. Md. Akhtar Hussain @ Akhtar Hussain 6. Md. Haidar Ali @ Haidar Ali --- Petitioners Versus 1. The State of Jharkhand 2. Sri Akhlesh Kumar --- --- Opp. Parties --- CORAM: Hon’ble Mr. Justice Rongon Mukhopadhyay --- For the Petitioners : Mr. A.K. Sahani, Advocate For the State : Spl.P.P ----- 02/08.06.2026 Heard Mr. A.K. Sahani, learned counsel for the petitioners and learned Spl.P.P. This application is directed against the order dated 20.06.2024 passed by the learned Chief Judicial Magistrate, Simdega in Misc. Cr. Application No.220 of 2024 arising out of Kolebira P.S. Case No.15 of 2022 whereby and whereunder the prayer for discharge of the petitioners has been rejected. Submission has been advanced by the learned counsel for the petitioners that the main allegation has been levelled against Md. Minhaj. It has been submitted that the petitioners were the actual beneficiaries under the Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojna but this fact has not been appropriately considered by the learned trial court. It has been submitted that no case under Section 406 I.P.C. is made out and there is nothing to indicate that there was a cheating from the very inception. Learned Spl.P.P has opposed the prayer of the petitioners made in this application. It appears from the written report that on verification of the houses allotted to the beneficiaries, it was detected that the name of petitioners and other were inserted by the Computer Operator Md. Minhaj 2 Ansari as beneficiaries of the Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojna and had received funds in their account. On completion of investigation, charge sheet was submitted after which cognizance was taken. The petitioners had filed an application for discharge which, however, was rejected by the impugned order dated 20.06.2024. A perusal of the impugned order dated 20.06.2024 and the allegations contained in the written report does suggest that the names of the petitioners were inserted as the beneficiaries at the behest of Md. Minhaj Ansari in order to embezzle the Government money. This exercise was done at the cost of the real beneficiaries under the Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojna. The learned trial court has considered all the aspects of the matter while refusing to discharge the petitioners from the case instituted against them and having found no reason, to conclude otherwise, this application stands disposed of. Any observation made in this order would, however, not prejudice the learned trial court. (Rongon Mukhopadhyay, J.) Shamim/ Uploaded on: 11/06/2026