( 2026:JHHC:20241 ) IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI A. B. A. No. 3677 of 2026 Rajendra Kumar Soni @ Rajendra Soni, aged about 41 years old, son of Chaman Lal , Saudagar Mohalla, Near Hanuman Mandir, P.O. and P.S. - Ramgarh, District-Ramgarh, Jharkhand ...... … Petitioner Versus The State of Jharkhand .…. … Opposite Party -------- CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SANJAY KUMAR DWIVEDI For the Petitioner :Mr. Md. Naimuddn Ansari, Advocate For the State : Md. Sahabuddin, Advocate 02/ 09.07.2026: Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned counsel for the State. 2. The petitioner is apprehending his arrest in connection with Ramgarh P.S. Case No. 51 of 2026, registered under sections 316(3), 316(4), 316(5), 318(2), 318(3), 318(4), 336(2), 336 (3), 338, 3(5) of BNS, pending in the Court of learned Chief Judicial Magistrate, Ramgarh. 3. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the false allegation has been made against the petitioner that petitioner being an appraiser has identified the gold as genuine and pursuant that loan has been granted to the borrower and later on allegation is made that the said gold was found spurious and further loan has been recovered by the bank. On these grounds, he submits that the petitioner may kindly be provided privilege of anticipatory bail. 4. Learned counsel for the State opposes the prayer and submits that serious allegation is made against the petitioner that on the basis of wrong opinion given by the petitioner the co-accused persons defrauded the bank authorities and succeeded to take gold loan. 5. Considering that petitioner being an appraiser has identified the gold as genuine and pursuant that loan has been granted to the borrower ( 2026:JHHC:20241 ) and later on the said gold was found not genuine and in the attending facts and circumstance of the case, I am not inclined to grant anticipatory bail to the petitioner. Accordingly, his prayer for anticipatory bail is hereby rejected. Dt.09.07.2026 ( Sanjay Kumar Dwivedi, J.) satyarthi-