Tejasvi Kumar Pandey@ Tejaswee Kumar Pandey Vs State of… — Anticipatory Bail | Jharkhand HC (2026)

Tejasvi Kumar Pandey@ Tejaswee Kumar Pandey Vs State of… — Anticipatory Bail | Jharkhand HC (2026)

What the court decided

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Outcome

Anticipatory bail granted: petitioner to surrender within three weeks and, on surrender/arrest, to be released on bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs.25,000/- with two sureties of like amount each, to the satisfaction of learned Chief Judicial Magistrate, Garhwa, in connection with Garhwa PS Case No.528 of 2025, subject to conditions under section 482(2) of BNSS, 2023.

Issue for consideration

Whether anticipatory bail should be granted to the petitioner, who is apprehending arrest in connection with Garhwa PS Case No.528 of 2025 for offences under sections 316(2), 318(4), 352, 351(3) and 3(5) of BNS, 2023, pending before the Chief Judicial Magistrate, Garhwa.

Ratio / Principle

In the attending facts and circumstances, where the FIR alleges only that the amount provided to the petitioner for business purpose was not returned, the court is inclined to grant anticipatory bail to the petitioner.

Key takeaways

The petitioner is directed to surrender before the learned court within three weeks, and in the event of his surrender/arrest he shall be released on bail on furnishing a bail bond of Rs.25,000/- with two sureties of like amount each, to the satisfaction of the learned Chief Judicial Magistrate, Garhwa, in connection with Garhwa PS Case No.528 of 2025.ratio¶6
The anticipatory bail is subject to the conditions laid down under section 482(2) of Bhartiya Nagrik Suraksha Sanhita (BNSS), 2023.ratio¶6

Detailed headnote1 paragraphs

Anticipatory Bail Application allowed – Petitioner apprehending arrest in Garhwa PS Case No.528 of 2025 (offences under Ss. 316(2), 318(4), 352, 351(3) and 3(5) of BNS, 2023), pending before learned Chief Judicial Magistrate, Garhwa; FIR alleges only non-return of amount provided to petitioner for liquor business. Court inclined to grant anticipatory bail; petitioner directed to surrender within three weeks and, on surrender/arrest, to be released on bail bond of Rs.25,000/- (Rupees Twenty Five Thousand) with two sureties of like amount each, subject to conditions under S. 482(2) of Bhartiya Nagrik Suraksha Sanhita (BNSS), 2023. (Sanjay Kumar Dwivedi, J.; decided 01.07.2026)

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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND, RANCHI

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A.B.A. No. 3457 of 2026

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Tejasvi Kumar Pandey @ Tejaswee Kumar Pandey age 46 years old, son of Ravi Nandan Pandey, resident of Bari Dalla, PO and PS Dalla, District Sonbhdra, Uttar Pradesy.... Petitioner

-- Versus -- The State of Jharkhand .... Opposite Party

CORAM: HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE SANJAY KUMAR DWIVEDI

--For the Petitioner :- Mr. Sabyasanchi, Advocate For the State :- Ms Malsi Pathak, Advocate ----

2 /01.07.2026 Heard learned counsels for petitioner and for State.

The petitioner is apprehending his arrest in connection

with Garhwa PS Case No.528 of 2025, for offence registered under section 316(2), 318(4), 352, 351(3) and 3(5) of BNS, 2023, pending in court of learned Chief Judicial Magistrate, Garhwa.

Learned counsel for petitioner submits that in the FIR allegations are made that the petitioner is not returning the amount to the informant which was provided to him for doing business of liquor. He next submits that apart from that, there is no allegation. He next submits that for the same set of occurrence another case has been lodged against the petitioner.

Learned State counsel opposes prayer and submits that allegations are there of not returning the money.

In the FIR, allegations are made that for the business

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purpose the amount was provided to the petitioner and the allegations are made of not returning the same, and in the attending facts and circumstances of the present case, I am inclined to grant anticipatory bail to the petitioner.

Accordingly, petitioner, above named, is hereby directed to surrender before learned court within three weeks from today, and in event of his surrender/arrest, petitioner, above named, shall be released on bail, on furnishing bail bond of Rs.25,000/- (Rupees Twenty Five Thousand), with two sureties of like amount each, to satisfaction of learned Chief Judicial Magistrate, Garhwa, in connection with Garhwa PS Case No.528 of 2025, subject to the conditions as laid down under section 482(2) of Bhartiya Nagrik Suraksha Sanhita (BNSS), 2023.

( Sanjay Kumar Dwivedi, J.)

01.07.2026 SI/

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