[2026:JHHC:20820] -1- IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI A.B.A. No. 3842 of 2026 Naushaba Prawin @ Naushaba Parveen age about 45 years, W/o- Abdur Raquib, resident of Kusmadanga, P.O. Kotaklpokhar, P.S- Pakur(M), District- Pakur, Jharkhand. ..... … Petitioner Versus The State of Jharkhand ..... … Opposite Party -------- CORAM : HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE SANJAY KUMAR DWIVEDI ------ For the Petitioner : Mr. Md. Yasir Arafat, Advocate. For the State : Mr. Pankaj Kumar, P.P. ------ 05/ 14.07.2026 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned A.P.P for the State. 2. The petitioner is apprehending her arrest in connection with Pakur (M) P.S. Case No. 223 of 2025, registered for the offence under Sections 316(5), 318(4), 338, 336(4), 340(2) and 3(5) of Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023, pending in the court of learned Sub-Divisional Judicial Magistrate, Pakur. 3. Learned counsel appearing for the petitioner submits that the petitioner happened to be the wife of one Rojgar Sewak and allegations are made of taking Rs. 31,940/- from the account of MNREGA Scheme on the basis of the job card. By way of referring Annexure-2 of the petition, he submits that the amount has already been deposited in the branch of Bank of India in the account of MNREGA Miscellaneous Account. He next submits that in the similar circumstance, the other co-accused has already been provided the privilege of anticipatory bail in A.B.A. No. 6858 of 2025 by this Court. 4. Learned A.P.P. appearing for the State has opposed the prayer and submits that the allegations are there of fraudulently [2026:JHHC:20820] -2- withdrawing the amount from the government account. 5. Considering that the petitioner is having the job card and she is said to be the wife of one Rojgar Sewak and Annexure-2 is the bank receipt of Bank of India, which suggests that Rs. 31940/- has already been deposited in the account of MNREGA Miscellaneous Account and further in the similar circumstance, the other co-accused has already been provided the privilege of anticipatory bail in the aforementioned A.B.A. by this court and in the attending facts and circumstances of the case, I am inclined to grant anticipatory bail to the petitioner, above named. 6. Accordingly, the petitioner, named above, is directed to surrender before the learned court within three weeks from today and in the event of her 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 Sub-Divisional Judicial Magistrate, Pakur, in connection with Pakur (M) P.S. Case No. 223 of 2025, subject to conditions as laid down under Section 482 (2) of Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023. (Sanjay Kumar Dwivedi, J.) Dated:-14.07.2026 Amitesh/-