[ 2026:JHHC:17897] -1- IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI A.B.A. No. 2280 of 2026 Bimlendu Mondal, aged about 52 years, Son of Late Charan Chandra Mondal, resident of Block-C, 4G, Oak Elegance, Pundag, P.S- Jagarnathpur, P.O.- Pundag, District-Ranchi, Jharkhand. ..... … Petitioner Versus The State of Jharkhand ..... … Opposite Party -------- CORAM : HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE SANJAY KUMAR DWIVEDI ------ For the Petitioner : Mr. Robin Kumar, Advocate. For the State : Mr. Satish Prasad, A.P.P. For the Informant : Mr. Paritosh Rai, Advocate. ------ 04/ 19.06.2026 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned A.P.P for the State. 2. The petitioner is apprehending his arrest in connection with Jagarnathpur P.S. Case No. 454 of 2025, registered for the offence under Sections 316(2), 318(2), 351(2) and 3(5) of Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023, pending in the court of learned Judicial Magistrate, 1st Class-IX, Ranchi. 3. Learned counsel appearing for the petitioner submits that the petitioner and the informant are good friends and certain amount has been taken on friendly loan and the first loan has already returned to the informant. He next submits that the allegations are made that a sum of Rs. 7,06,000/- has not been returned to the informant, which was the second loan amount. He further submits that by way of different transactions, the said amount has already been returned through RTGS from the ICICI Bank. On these grounds, he submits that anticipatory bail may kindly be provided to the petitioner. 4. Learned A.P.P. appearing for the State and learned counsel appearing for the informant have jointly opposed the prayer and [ 2026:JHHC:17897] -2- submits that the allegations are there of taking money and not returned the same to the informant. Learned counsel appearing for the informant submits that he has no instruction, as to whether the aforementioned amount has been returned or not. On these grounds, they submit that anticipatory bail may kindly be rejected. 5. In the FIR, it has been stated that initially the petitioner has taken the amount of Rs. 8 lakhs, which has been returned, however, it has been alleged that Rs. 7,06,000/- has further been taken and even Rs. 1,25,000/- has already been returned, however, rest of the amount has not been returned. It has been pointed out that the remaining amount has already been returned by the different bank transactions (through RTGS) and Rs. 10,000/- by way of cash and further the informant and the petitioner were friends and the dispute is only not returning of certain amount out of Rs. 7,06,000/-. 6. In the attending facts and circumstances of the case, I am inclined to grant anticipatory bail to the petitioner, above named. 7. Accordingly, the petitioner, named above, is directed to surrender before the learned court within three weeks from today and in the event of his surrender / arrest, the petitioner shall be released on bail, on furnishing bail bonds of Rs. 25,000/- (twenty five thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each, to the satisfaction of learned Judicial Magistrate, 1st Class-IX, Ranchi, in connection with Jagarnathpur P.S. Case No. 454 of 2025, subject to conditions as laid down under Section 482 (2) of Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023. (Sanjay Kumar Dwivedi, J.) Dated:-19.06.2026 Amitesh/-