Jharkhand High Court
Bijay Prasad Singh vs The Central Bureau Of Investigation … on 6 August, 2025
Author: Sanjay Kumar Dwivedi
Bench: Sanjay Kumar Dwivedi
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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI
A.B.A. No. 2560 of 2025
Bijay Prasad Singh, aged about 75 years, s/o Kanta
Prasad Singh, resident of 123, Swami Vivekanand
Path, Adampur Chowk, P.O & P.S- Jagdishpur,
District Bhagalpur -812001 (Bihar), Aadhar No.:
6009 3768 6361.
..... ... Petitioner
Versus
The Central Bureau of Investigation (ACB), having its
office at 2, Booty Road, Ranchi, 834008 (Jharkhand).
..... ... Opposite Party
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CORAM : HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE SANJAY KUMAR DWIVEDI
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For the Petitioner : Ms. Khushboo Kataruka, Advocate
For the CBI : Mr. D.K. Bharti, Spl.P.P.
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06/ 06.08.2025 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned Spl.P.P.
appearing for the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI).
2. The petitioner is apprehending his arrest in connection with
CBI FIR No. RC 05(A)/2012-AHD-R, registered for the offences under
Sections 420, 423, 424, 467, 468, 469, 471, 477-A, 120-B, 109 and 201
of the Indian Penal Code and Section 13(2) read with Sections 13(1)(d)
of the Prevention of Corruption Act, pending in the court of learned
AJC-XVIII-cum-Special Judge, CBI, Ranchi.
3. Ms. Khushboo Kataruka, learned counsel appearing for the
petitioner submits that the petitioner was the evaluator of the
examination conducted by the Jharkhand Public Service Commission
in the year 2003. She submits that the said exam was investigated by
the CBI on the direction passed in one W.P.(PIL). She further submits
that the allegation is made that this petitioner has provided 55 and 12
extra marks respectively to particular two candidates. She also submits
that now the chargesheet has already been submitted and in view that
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the petitioner may kindly be provided the privilege of anticipatory bail.
4. Mr. D.K. Bharti, learned Spl.P.P. appearing for the CBI has
opposed the prayer and submits that the allegations are there against
the petitioner, being the evaluator, of providing 55 and 12 extra marks
respectively to particular two candidates in the examination conducted
by the Jharkhand Public Service Commission.
5. During course of argument, learned counsel appearing for
the petitioner has pointed out that the petitioner is bed ridden and he is
having the ailment of Stiff Person Syndrome and to buttress her
arguments, she refers to Annexure-3, which is the document of AIIMS,
New Delhi as well as the certificate of Christian Medical College,
Vellore. She submits that in light of the ailment of the petitioner, the
facilities for access of justice in light of Section 12 of Rights of Persons
with Disabilities Act, 2016 may kindly be provided to the petitioner for
complying the formalities of obtaining the anticipatory bail.
6. Considering that the chargesheet has already been
submitted and during investigation, it appears that the petitioner has
co-operated in the investigation that’s why the CBI has not arrested
him and only allegation is there against the petitioner, being the
evaluator of the exam of providing 55 and 12 extra marks respectively
to particular two candidates, I am inclined to provide privilege of
anticipatory bail to the petitioner.
7. Accordingly, the petitioner, named above, 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 the like amount
each, to the satisfaction of learned AJC-XVIII-cum-Special Judge,
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CBI, Ranchi, in connection with CBI FIR No. RC 05(A)/2012-AHD-R,
subject to the conditions as laid down under section 482(2) of the
Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023.
8. The liberty is provided to the petitioner to move a petition
before the learned court, where the case is pending in light of Section
12 of Rights of Persons with Disabilities Act, 2016 for making
appropriate arrangement in light of the said provisions and the learned
court will take into account and pass an appropriate order.
(Sanjay Kumar Dwivedi, J.)
Amitesh/-
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