[2026:JHHC:1773] -1- IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI A.B.A. No. 6546 of 2025 1. Dr. K.V. Unnithan, aged about 75 Years, Son of Dr. Kesavan Unnithan, R/o- Suryamangalam, P.O.&P.S. Koipura, Thiruvalla, Dist Pathanamthitta, Kerela. 2. Reji Kumar B @ B. Reji Kumar, aged about 53 Years, Son of G. Bhargavan, R/o- Sector-4/A, Qtr.No.2217, P.O. & P.S.-Sector-4, District-Bokaro, Jharkhand. ..... … Petitioners Versus The State of Jharkhand ..... … Opposite Party -------- CORAM : HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE SANJAY KUMAR DWIVEDI ------ For the Petitioners : Mr. Vishal Srivastava, Advocate. For the State : Mrs. Lily Sahay, A.P.P. For the Informant : Mr. B.M. Tripathi, Sr. Advocate. : Mr. N.K. Jaiswal, Advocate. ------ 03/ 22.01.2026 Heard learned counsel for the petitioners, learned A.P.P for the State and learned senior counsel appearing for the informant. 2. The petitioners are apprehending their arrest in connection with Sector-6 P.S. Case No. 18 of 2022, registered for the offence under Sections 447, 420, 477, 427, 379, 506 and 34 of Indian Penal Code, pending in the court of learned Judicial Magistrate, 1st Class, Bokaro. 3. Learned counsel appearing for the petitioners submits that the son of the petitioner No. 1 was the President and life member of the registered society under the Societies Registration Act, 1860, which has been established to promote social, religious, literary, educational and cultural activities in Bokaro and beyond. He next submits that the petitioners have already complied the notice under Section 41-A of the Cr.P.C.. He then submits that the son of petitioner No. 1 has found the misappropriation of fund in the school and further the son of petitioner [2026:JHHC:1773] -2- No. 1 was elected as Chairman/President on 24.04.2022 by the general body of the Ayyappa Seva Sangham. He further submits that it has been alleged that just after two days, the petitioners have entered into the office and tampered with the official documents and taking away several documents, however, the disclosure about that documents has not been made in the FIR and further it has not come in the investigation. 4. Learned A.P.P. appearing for the State has opposed the prayer and submits that the petitioners have replied the notice issued under Section 41-A of the Cr.P.C. and that has been disclosed in para- 83 of the case diary. She fairly submits that in para-52 of the case diary, it has come that twice the date has been fixed for conducting the election, however, the same was not conducted due to absence of the members of office bearers. 5. Learned senior counsel appearing for the informant vehemently opposed the prayer and submits that the allegations are there of entering into the office premises and taking away the documents by the petitioners. He next submits that earlier these petitioners have filed one Cr.M.P., however, the same was dismissed by this court. He further submits that by using force, they have tried to take away the documents from the office. 6. In para-83 of the case diary, it has come that the petitioners have already replied to the notice issued under Section 41-A of the Cr.P.C. and further in para-52 of the said case diary, it has further come that twice the date of election was fixed, however, members have not co-operated, in view of that the election has not taken place and further what are the documents taken away by the petitioners have not been [2026:JHHC:1773] -3- disclosed in the FIR. In para-72 of the case diary, it has come that the independent witness has stated that such incident has not taken place on the date of alleged occurrence, which, prima facie suggests that this is a case of supremacy in the said society / school. 7. In the attending facts and circumstances of the case, I am inclined to grant anticipatory bail to the petitioners. 6. Accordingly, the petitioners, named above, are directed to surrender before the learned court within four weeks from today and in the event of their surrender / arrest, the petitioners, named above, shall be released on bail, on furnishing bail bonds of Rs. 25,000/- (twenty- five thousand) each, with two sureties of the like amount each, to the satisfaction of learned Judicial Magistrate, 1st Class, Bokaro, in connection with Sector-6 P.S. Case No. 18 of 2022, subject to conditions as laid down under Section 482(2) of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023. (Sanjay Kumar Dwivedi, J.) Dated:-22.01.2026 Amitesh/-