Birendra Kumar Saw Alias Birendra Kumar v. the State of Jharkhand
Case brief
What is this about?
Anticipatory bail application rejected; A.B.A. No. 4023 of 2026; High Court of Jharkhand at Ranchi; Justice Sanjay Kumar Dwivedi (single judge); decision dated 22.07.2026; petitioners Birendra Kumar Saw @ Birendra Kumar and Jitendra Kumar apprehending arrest in Saraidhela P.S. Case No. 81 of 2026 under Sections 318(4), 338 and 340(2) of Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023, pending before Chief Judicial Magistrate, Dhanbad; allegations of taking money on false pretext of providing job in Indian Railway; Rs. 3.5 lakhs transferred to bank account of petitioner No. 2's daughter; co-accused Manish Kumar; frozen account; fraudulent withdrawal argument held not tenable; petitioners found to have connived; State represented by A.P.P. Mohua Palit; petitioners' counsel Indrajit Sinha and Pradyot Chatterjee.
What did the court decide?
The transfer of a certain amount into the bank account of the daughter of petitioner No. 2 prima facie suggests the involvement of petitioner No. 2; the argument advanced regarding co-accused Manish Kumar is not tenable; and the petitioners connived with each other in the allegations of taking money with assurance to provide job in the Indian Railway.