[2026:JHHC:10088] -1- IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI A.B.A. No. 1444 of 2026 Ranjit Chakrawarti @ Ranjit Chakraborty @ Ranjit Kumar Chakraborty, aged about 60 years, son of Ambika Chakraborty, resident of village:- Near Bhatta Kalibari P.O. and P.S. and District-Purnea (Bihar). ..... … Petitioner Versus The State of Jharkhand. ..... … Opposite Party -------- CORAM : HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE SANJAY KUMAR DWIVEDI ------ For the Petitioner : Mr. Ravi Prakash, Advocate. For the State : Mr. A.P. Topno, A.P.P. ------ 05/ 08.04.2026 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned A.P.P for the State. 2. The petitioner is apprehending his arrest in connection with Pandu P.S. Case No. 28 of 2023, registered for the offence under Sections 420, 120-B, 406, 504, 506 and 34 of the Indian Penal Code, pending in the court of learned Judicial Magistrate, 1st Class, Palamau at Daltonganj. 3. Learned counsel appearing for the petitioner submits that two of the co-accused have already been provided the privilege of anticipatory bail by the learned Sessions Judge in A.B.P. No. 69 and 161 of 2024 respectively, in whose account the amount has been transferred. He next submits that in the account of the petitioner, no amount has been transferred. He further submits that the petitioner is having no criminal antecedent and disclosure to that effect has been made in para-11 of the petition. 4. Learned A.P.P. appearing for the State has opposed the prayer and submits that the allegations are made that the petitioner was the master mind of entire transaction. [2026:JHHC:10088] -2- 5. Considering that two of the co-accused have already been provided the privilege of anticipatory bail by the learned Sessions Judge in A.B.P. No. 69 and 161 of 2024 respectively, in whose account the amount has been transferred and it has been pointed out that no amount has been transferred in the account of the petitioner and further the petitioner is having no criminal antecedent and disclosure to that effect has been made in para-11 of the petition, in that view of the matter, the petitioner, named above, is directed to surrender before the learned Court within two weeks from today and the learned Court shall release the petitioner on such terms and conditions or the sureties as the learned Court may deem fit and proper. (Sanjay Kumar Dwivedi, J.) Dated:-08.04.2026 Amitesh/-