2026:JHHC:1844 --1-- A.B.A. No. 6539 of 2026 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND, RANCHI A.B.A. No. 6539 of 2025 ---- Mukesh Thakur @ Mukesh Kumar Thakur, aged about 39 years, S/o Manidhar Thakur, R/o village – Singra Khurd, PO and PS – Daltonganj, District – Palamu, Jharkhand .... Petitioner -- Versus -- The State of Jharkhand .... Opposite Party ---- CORAM: HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE SANJAY KUMAR DWIVEDI --- For the Petitioner :- Mr. Pawan Kr. Pathak, Advocate For the State :- Mr. Vineet Kr. Vashistha, Advocate ---- 05/22.01.2026 Heard learned counsel appearing for the petitioner as well as the learned counsel appearing for the State. 2. The petitioner is apprehending his arrest in connection with Rehla P.S. Case No.15 of 2025, for the alleged offences registered under Sections 420, 467, 468, 471 and 409 of Indian Penal Code pending in the Court of learned Chief Judicial Magistrate, Palamu at Daltonganj. 3. Learned counsel appearing for the petitioner submits that the petitioner and one Awadhesh Ram were engaged by the Railway to collect the money from the railway counter and deposit the same in the bank account of the railway which is open with the State Bank of India. He further submits that if any mischief has been done that has been done by Awadhesh Ram, who was also entrusted with the said work. He then submits that his submission is 2026:JHHC:1844 --2-- A.B.A. No. 6539 of 2026 fortified in light of another complaint made against Awadhesh Ram and against Mahesh Prajapati which is on record at page No.21. He then submits that the petitioner has also replied to the notice under Section 41A of Cr.P.C. He next submits that the petitioner has also wrote several letters to the Commercial Supervisor of the Railway to give him the detail of misappropriation as alleged against the petitioner, however, the same has not been supplied. 4. Learned counsel appearing for the State opposes the prayer and submits that the petitioner and Awadhesh Ram were entrusted with such work and the allegations are there of misappropriation of government money. 5. Considering that the petitioner has complied the notice under Section 41A of Cr.P.C. and he has also demanded the detail of alleged misappropriation from the Commercial Supervisor of Railway, however, the same was not provided to him and against Awadhesh Ram another complainant has also made that is brought on record at page No.21 and the petitioner has got no criminal antecedent as disclosed in paragraph No.7 of the petition, I am inclined to provide anticipatory bail to the petitioner. 6. Accordingly, the petitioner, above named, is hereby directed to surrender before the learned Court within three weeks from today, and in the event of his surrender/arrest, the petitioner, above named, shall be released on bail, on furnishing bail bond of Rs.25,000/- (Rupees Twenty Five Thousand), with two sureties of 2026:JHHC:1844 --3-- A.B.A. No. 6539 of 2026 the like amount each, to the satisfaction of learned Chief Judicial Magistrate, Palamu at Daltonganj in connection with Rehla P.S. Case No.15 of 2025, subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 482(2) of Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023. (Sanjay Kumar Dwivedi, J.) Dated 22.01.2026 Sangam/