( 2026:JHHC:25796 ) -1- A.B.A. No. 3834 of 2026 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI A.B.A. No. 3834 of 2026 1. Adarsh Kumar, aged about 27 years, S/o Niraj Kumar Poddar, R/o Village Ward No.2, Kathia, P.O. & P.S. Srichandpur (Bangda), District- Samastipur (Bihar) 2. Prem Kumar, aged about 23 years, S/o Hirju Poddar, R/o Baro Utri, P.O. & P.S. Baro, District- Begusarai (Bihar) … Petitioners -Versus- The State of Jharkhand … Opposite Party ----- CORAM: HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE SANJAY KUMAR DWIVEDI ----- For the Petitioners : Mr. Rajesh Kumar, Advocate For the State : Mr. Shailesh Kumar Sinha, A.P.P. For the Informant : Mr. Santosh Kumar Soni, Advocate ----- 03/27.08.2026 Heard learned counsel appearing for the petitioners, learned counsel appearing for the State and learned counsel appearing for the informant. 2. The petitioners are apprehending their arrest in connection with Godda (M) P.S. Case No.188/2024, registered for the offence under Sections 316(2), 318(2), 61(2) of the BNS, 2023, pending in the Court of the learned Chief Judicial Magistrate, Godda. 3. Learned counsel appearing for the petitioners submits that the petitioners were working in the company, namely, Hari Construction Associate Pvt. Ltd. and they have left the job of the said company in June, 2024. He further submits that the last salary of the petitioners of Rs.18,139.00/- has also been credited in their account by the company. He then submits that since the petitioners were ill-treated by the senior staff of the company and in view of that, they have left their job and in retaliation, false case has been lodged against the petitioners of withdrawing the amount of Rs.4 Lakhs by forging the signature. He next submits that even the petitioners have gone to the police station to file their reply to the notice under Section 35(3) of the ( 2026:JHHC:25796 ) -2- A.B.A. No. 3834 of 2026 BNSS, but the same has been refused and, thereafter, the petitioner no.1 has sent reply by speed post on 11.05.2026 and that has been stated in paragraph 15 of the petition. He next submits that the I.O. has demanded the documents for further enquiry with the seal and signature of the company, however, that has not been provided to the I.O. and that has come in paras 46 and 54 of the case diary. On these grounds, he submits that anticipatory bail may kindly be granted to the petitioners. 4. Learned counsel appearing for the State and informant jointly opposed the prayer and submit that the allegations are there of withdrawing the amount of Rs.4 Lakhs by way of forged signature. Learned counsel appearing for the informant further adds that the petitioners are not cooperating in the investigation. On these grounds, they submit that the prayer for anticipatory bail may kindly be rejected. 5. It has been pointed out that the petitioners have left the job of the said company on 30.06.2024. In para 46 of the case diary, the I.O. has asked the company to provide the documents in the seal and signature of the company as the documents supplied to the I.O. was not having the same. In para 54 of the case diary, it has been disclosed that the said document has not been supplied by the said company to the I.O. The petitioners have gone to the police station as stated in paragraph 15 of the petition, however, they have not been allowed to give their reply and, thereafter, petitioner no.1 has sent reply through speed post on 11.05.2026. Prima facie, it transpires that the petitioners are cooperating in the investigation. In the attending facts and circumstances of the case, I am inclined to extend the privilege of anticipatory bail to the petitioners. ( 2026:JHHC:25796 ) -3- A.B.A. No. 3834 of 2026 6. Accordingly, the above-named petitioners are directed to surrender before the learned Court within three weeks from today and in the event of their arrest or surrender, they shall be enlarged on bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs.25,000/- (Twenty Five Thousand) each with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned Chief Judicial Magistrate, Godda in connection with Godda (M) P.S. Case No.188/2024, subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 482(2) of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023. (Sanjay Kumar Dwivedi, J.) Dated: 27th August, 2026 Ajay/