[ 2026:JHHC:24727] -1- IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI A.B.A. No. 4657 of 2026 Aditya Kumar Saw, aged about 25 years, S/o Krish Kumar @ Krishn Kumar Saw, R/o Village West Koiry Band, Jharia, P.O. and P.S.-Jharia, District Dhanbad. ..... … Petitioner Versus The State of Jharkhand ..... … Opposite Party -------- CORAM : HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE SANJAY KUMAR DWIVEDI ------ For the Petitioner : Mr. M.B. Lal, Advocate. For the State : Mr. Shailesh Kumar Sinha, A.P.P. ------ 03/ 17.08.2026 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned A.P.P for the State. 2. The petitioner is apprehending his arrest in connection with Bank More P.S. Case No. 32 of 2026, registered for the offence under Sections 316(5), 318(2), 338, 336, 340 and 3(5) of Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023, pending in the court of learned Chief Judicial Magistrate, Dhanbad. 3. Learned counsel appearing for the petitioner submits that the case of the petitioner is identically situated with two persons, who are co-accused and have been granted anticipatory bail by the learned Sessions Judge by the impugned order itself. He next submits that the petitioner has also replied to the notice issued under Section 35(3) of Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023, however, the anticipatory bail of this petitioner has been rejected by the learned Sessions judge. He further submits that in the similar circumstance, the other co- accused has already been provided the privilege of anticipatory bail by this court in A.B.A. No. 4605 of 2026. He also submits that the petitioner is having no criminal antecedent and disclosure to that effect has been made in para-14 of the petition. He then submits that the [ 2026:JHHC:24727] -2- petitioner is ready to co-operate in the investigation. On these grounds, he submits that anticipatory bail may kindly be provided to the petitioner. 4. Learned A.P.P. appearing for the State has opposed the prayer and submits that the allegations are there of misappropriating money. On this ground, he submits that anticipatory bail may kindly be rejected. 5. Considering that two of the accused persons have been granted anticipatory bail by the learned Sessions Judge by the impugned order itself and one of the other co-accused has also been provided the privilege of anticipatory bail by this court in the aforementioned A.B.A. and it has been pointed out that the petitioner will co-operate in the investigation and further the petitioner is having no criminal antecedent and disclosure to that effect has been made in para-14 of the petition and he has already replied to the notice issued under Section 35(3) of Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 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 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 Chief Judicial Magistrate, Dhanbad, in connection with Bank More P.S. Case No. 32 of 2026, subject to conditions as laid down under Section 482 (2) of Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023. (Sanjay Kumar Dwivedi, J.) Dated:-12.08.2026 Amitesh/-