( 2026:JHHC:21177 ) -1- A.B.A. No. 3875 of 2026 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI A.B.A. No. 3875 of 2026 Guddu Singh @ Guddu Kumar Singh, aged about 46 years, S/o Dharamdeo Singh, R/o Panchayat Bhawan, Opposite Site, Dinara, P.O. & P.S. Dinara, District- Rohtas, Bihar … Petitioner -Versus- The State of Jharkhand … Opposite Party ----- CORAM: HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE SANJAY KUMAR DWIVEDI ----- For the Petitioner : Mr. Abhijeet Kumar Singh, Advocate For the State : Mr. Rajneesh Vardhan, A.P.P. ----- 04/18.07.2026 Heard learned counsel appearing for the petitioner and learned counsel appearing for the State. 2. The petitioner is apprehending his arrest in connection with Doranda P.S. Case No.161/2014 dated 23.03.2014, corresponding to G.R. No.1696/2014 registered for the offence under Sections 406, 420 of the Indian Penal Code and Section 138 of the Negotiable Instrument Act, pending in the Court of the learned J.M.F.C.-XXII, Ranchi. 3. Learned counsel appearing for the petitioner submits that the petitioner has been falsely implicated in the case. He further submits that the petitioner has taken friendly loan from the informant and he has already returned the amount. He next submits that since the amount has already been returned and in view of that, the petitioner has stopped the payment of the cheque, which was issued earlier. He also submits that for that the case has been lodged. He submits that the cheque was dishonoured and remedy for that was to file complaint case, whereas, FIR has been lodged. On these grounds, he submits that anticipatory bail may kindly be granted to the petitioner. ( 2026:JHHC:21177 ) -2- A.B.A. No. 3875 of 2026 4. Learned counsel appearing for the State opposed the prayer and submits that the allegations are there of not returning the amount. 5. Regard being had to the aforesaid facts and circumstances of the case, I am inclined to extend the privilege of anticipatory bail to the petitioner. 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 J.M.F.C.-XXII, Ranchi in connection with Doranda P.S. Case No.161/2014, corresponding to G.R. No.1696/2014, subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 482(2) of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023. (Sanjay Kumar Dwivedi, J.) Dated: 18th July, 2026 Ajay/