2026:JHHC:17702 1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI B.A. No. 5324 of 2026 Nundeo Prasad Yadav, son of late Chintaman Prasad Yadav … … Petitioner Versus State of Jharkhand through ACB… … Opposite Party --- CORAM :HON'BLE MRS. JUSTICE ANUBHA RAWAT CHOUDHARY --- For the Petitioner : Mr. Manoj Tandon, Advocate : Ms. Shivani Bhardwaj, Advocate : Mr. Shubham Kumar, Advocate : Mr. Ritwik Raj, Advocate : Mr. Karamjit S. Chhabra, Advocate For the Opp. Party : Ms. Nehala Sharmin, APP --- 02/18.06.2026 Heard the learned counsel for the parties. 2. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner is in custody since 13.03.2026 in connection with Vigilance Case No.03 of 2026, arising out of Dumka ACB P.S. Case No.01/2026, registered under Section 7 (a) of the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988, now pending in the court of learned Special Judge ACB, Dumka. 3. The learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner is in custody since 13.03.2026 and charge sheet has been submitted. 4. The learned counsel has placed the F.I.R. before this Court and submitted that the entire allegation of demand of bribe was on the clerk Niranjan Kumar, who was demanding money from the informant. He submits that in the F.I.R., there is no allegation against the petitioner. 5. The learned counsel has further submitted that Niranjan Kumar has been enlarged on bail by an order dated 04.06.2026 by a coordinate bench of this Court in B.A. No.4916 of 2026. 6. Learned counsel submits that the petitioner happens to be the peon and it appears that he was only handed over an envelope to deliver to the main accused against whom the F.I.R. has been lodged. 7. The learned counsel for the State has opposed the prayer for bail and submitted that the bribe money was recovered from the possession 2026:JHHC:17702 2 of the petitioner though it is not in dispute that the petitioner was peon in the office of Niranjan Kumar. 8. After hearing the learned counsel for the parties and considering the fact that charge sheet has already been submitted and the co-accused against whom the allegation of demand of bribe was made namely, Niranjan Kumar, has been enlarged on bail by a co-ordinate Bench of this Court, the petitioner is directed to be enlarged on bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs. 25,000/-(Rupees twenty-five thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the learned Special Judge ACB, Dumka in connection with Vigilance Case No.03 of 2026, arising out of Dumka ACB P.S. Case No.01/2026, on the following conditions: (i) One of the bailors would be the present pairvikar of the petitioner. (ii) The other bailor should be his close relative. (iii) The petitioner will attend the court on each and every date and on account of even single default, the learned court shall cancel the bail bond furnished by the petitioner. (iv) The petitioner will deposit a self-attested copy of his Aadhar Card along with his mobile number before the learned court which he will not change during the pendency of the case without prior permission of the court. (v) The petitioner shall fully co-operate with the proceedings before the learned trial court. 9. The instant application is allowed with the aforesaid conditions. 10. Let a copy of this order be communicated to the learned court concerned through “FAX/email”. (Anubha Rawat Choudhary, J.) Date of Order:18.06.2026 Saurav Date of Uploading:19.06.2026