2026:JHHC:28464 1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI B.A. No. 8708 of 2026 Rahul Pratap @ Rahul Kumar, aged about 46 years, son of Late Binay Kumar, resident of Village Saraiya, P.O. and P.S.-Saraiya, District- Muzaffarpur, State-Bihar. … … Petitioner Versus The State of Jharkhand through A.C.B. (Vigilance) … … Opp. Party --- CORAM: HON’BLE MRS. JUSTICE ANUBHA RAWAT CHOUDHARY --- For the Petitioner : Ms. Niharika Mazumdar, Advocate For the Opp. Party : Mr. Fahad Allam, Advocate --- 02/21st September 2026 1. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner is in custody since 15.02.2026 in connection with A.C.B. Ranchi P.S. Case No. 07 of 2026, registered under Section 7(a) of Prevention of Corruption (Amendment) Act, 2018, now pending in the court of learned Special Judge, Anti-Corruption Bureau, Ranchi. 2. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the bail application of the petitioner was rejected earlier vide order dated 23.04.2026 in B.A. No. 2335/2026 with an observation that the petitioner may renew his prayer for bail after four months. The charge-sheet has already been submitted on 27.08.2026. 3. Learned counsel for the opposite party-A.C.B. has opposed the prayer for bail. However, the aforesaid submissions made by the learned counsel for the petitioner are not in dispute. 4. After hearing the learned counsel for the parties and considering the observation made earlier by this Court in B.A. No. 2335/2026 and the fact that the petitioner is in custody since 15.02.2026, the petitioner is directed to be enlarged on bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs. 25,000/- (Rs. Twenty-Five Thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the learned Special Judge, Anti-Corruption Bureau, 2026:JHHC:28464 2 Ranchi.in connection with A.C.B. Ranchi P.S. Case No. 07 of 2026, subject to the following conditions: - (i) One of the bailors would be the present pairvikar of the petitioner. (ii) The other bailor should be his close relative. (iii) The petitioner will attend the court on each and every date and on account of his single default, the learned court shall cancel the bail bond furnished by the petitioner. (iv) The petitioner would deposit a self-attested copy of his Aadhar Card along with his Mobile Number before the learned court below, which he shall not change during the pendency of the case without prior permission of the court. (v) The petitioner shall fully co-operate with the proceedings before the learned court below. 5. The instant bail application is allowed with the aforesaid conditions. 6. Let a copy of this order along with a copy of the affidavit filed with the bail petition be communicated to the court concerned through ‘e- mail/FAX’. (Anubha Rawat Choudhary, J.) Dated: 21.09.2026 Uploaded On: 23.09.2026 Mukul/-