( 2026:JHHC:20118 ) -1- A.B.A. No. 2509 of 2026 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI A.B.A. No. 2509 of 2026 Tejashwi Kumar Pandey @ Tejaswee Kumar Pandey, age 46 years old, son of Ravi Nandan Pandey, resident of Bari Dalla, P.O. & P.S. Dalla, District- Sonbhadra, Uttar Pradesh … Petitioner -Versus- The State of Jharkhand … Opposite Party ----- CORAM: HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE SANJAY KUMAR DWIVEDI ----- For the Petitioner : Mr. Sabyasanchi, Advocate For the State : Mr. Abhay Kumar Tiwari, A.P.P. For the Informant : Mr. Apurv Krishna, Advocate ----- 05/08.07.2026 Heard learned counsel appearing for the petitioner, learned counsel appearing for the State and learned counsel appearing for the informant. 2. The petitioner is apprehending his arrest in connection with Nagar Untari P.S. Case No.177/2025, registered for the offence under Sections 316(2), 316(5), 318(4), 303(2), 352, 351(2) and 3(5) of the BNS, 2023, pending in the Court of the learned Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate, Nagar Untari. 3. Learned counsel appearing for the petitioner submits that the petitioner and informant are in business term and certain amount has been invested by the informant along with the petitioner. He further submits that the allegations are made that only Rs.36,62,000/- has been returned by the petitioner and rest of the amount to the tune of Rs.1,25,00,000/- has not been returned. He also submits that notice has also been received by the petitioner for dishonour of cheque in light of the Negotiable Instrument Act. He next submits that the two cases have been lodged against the petitioner and in the first case the petitioner has already been granted anticipatory bail by this Court in A.B.A. No.3457 of 2026. ( 2026:JHHC:20118 ) -2- A.B.A. No. 2509 of 2026 4. Learned counsel appearing for the State and informant jointly opposed the prayer and submit that rest of the amount to the tune of Rs.1,25,00,000/- has not been returned by the petitioner and in view of that, the prayer for anticipatory bail may kindly be rejected. 5. On perusal of the FIR, it transpires that the amount of Rs.36,62,000/- has been returned by the petitioner and for recovery of remaining amount, case has been filed. It has been pointed out that one notice of the informant has also been received by the petitioner in light of the Negotiable Instrument Act. In the attending facts and circumstances of the case, I am inclined to extend the privilege of anticipatory bail to the petitioner. 6. Accordingly, the above-named petitioner is directed to surrender before the learned Court within three weeks from today and in the event of his arrest or surrender, he shall be enlarged on bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs.25,000/- (Twenty Five Thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate, Nagar Untari in connection with Nagar Untari P.S. Case No.177/2025, subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 482(2) of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023. (Sanjay Kumar Dwivedi, J.) Dated: 8th July, 2026 Ajay/