ORDER :

SUJIT NARAYAN PRASAD, J.

1. Apprehending arrest, the applicant herein seeks anticipatory bail the instant application filed under Sections 438 and 440 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 in connection with R.C. case no.02(A)/21(D) (corresponding to R.C.02(A)/2021-D) registered under Sections 120-B and 420 of Indian Penal Code (IPC) and under Sections 13(2) read with 13(1)(a) of Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988 (in short Act, 1988).

Facts

2. The facts and circumstances giving rise to filing of present application is that on the reliable source information has been received in the Office of SP, CBI, ACB, Dhanbad, alleging that the accused persons namely (1) Md. Altaf, the then APM Counter (SB), Giridih Head Post Office, (2) Shashi Bhushan Kumar, the then APM Counter (SB), Giridih Head Post Office, (3) Arvind Kumar Pandey, the then Gramin Dak Sewak, BPM Khurjio BO A/c with Palonjila SO, Giridih Division, Giridih, (4) Sri Krishna Kumar Das, the then Gramin Dak Sevak, Shirampur Colliery BO in A/c with Giridih Town SO, under Giridih Head Post Office, (5) Sri Trilochan Singh, (Private person), (6) Sri Navin Kumar, (private person) (7) Sri Ratan Kumar Pathak, (private persons) ha