NARESH KUMAR v. THE CENTRAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION
Court: High Court of Jharkhand
Bench: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SANJAY KUMAR DWIVEDI
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Case summary
High Court of Jharkhand judgment dated 2025-12-04. NARESH KUMAR v. THE CENTRAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION. Read the judgment and case details on LawSphereX.
Judgment text
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND, RANCHI ---- B. A. No. 11221 of 2025 ---- Naresh Kumar, aged about 36 years, son of Late Mohan Ram Manjhi, resident of KKC, Poda, PO and PS – Urimari, Hazaribagh, Jharkhand ….. Petitioner -- Versus -- The Central Bureau of Investigation …... Opposite Party ---- CORAM: HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE SANJAY KUMAR DWIVEDI --- For the Petitioner :- Mr. Saurabh Shekhar, Advocate :- Mr. Anurag Kumar, Advocate :- Mr. Aman Dayal Singh, Advocate For the CBI :- Mr. Prashant Pallav, Advocate :- Ms. Shreya Shukla, Advocate ---- 02/04. 12. 2025 Heard learned counsel appearing for the petitioner and learned counsel appearing for the CBI. 2. The petitioner is seeking regular bail in connection with FIR No. RC0242025A0009 arising out of R. C. No.
7A/2025 for the alleged offences registered under Section 61(2) of Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 and Section 7, 7A, 8, 11 and 12 of Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988 pending in the Court of learned Additional Judicial Commissioner-XVIII-cum-Special Judge, CBI, Ranchi. 3. Learned counsel appearing for the petitioner submits that petitioner happened to be Security Guard at Giddi C Colliery, Project Office, CCL and the allegation is made of receiving money from coal lifters for facilitating the lifting and transportation of coal. He further submits that now the CBI has already submitted the charge-th sheet and the petitioner is in jail custody since 8 September, 2025. He then submits that in identical situation co-accused persons have --1-- B. A. No. 11221 of 2025 already been granted regular bail in B. A. Nos. 10143 of 2025 and 10406 of 2025. He next submits that if the regular bail will be granted the petitioner will not influence any witness involve in the case. 4.
Learned counsel appearing for the CBI opposes the prayer and submits that the allegations are there against the petitioner of facilitating the coal lifters to load the coal. 5. Considering that the petitioner is a Security Guard at Giddi C Colliery, Project Office, CCL and the allegation is made of receiving money from coal lifters and the charge-sheet has already been th submitted and the petitioner is in judicial custody since 8 September, 2025 and the learned counsel on instruction undertakes that if the regular bail will be granted the petitioner will not influence any witness and in identical situation co-accused persons have already been granted regular bail in the aforesaid B. As. , I am inclined to grant regular bail to the petitioner. 6. Accordingly, the petitioner, above named, shall be released on regular bail, on furnishing bail bond of Rs.
25,000/- (Rupees Twenty Five Thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each, to the satisfaction of learned Additional Judicial Commissioner- XVIII-cum-Special Judge, CBI, Ranchi in connection with FIR No. RC0242025A0009 arising out of R. C. No. 7A/2025. (Sanjay Kumar Dwivedi, J. ) Dated 04. 12. 2025 Sangam/ --2-- B. A. No. 11221 of 2025
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