RANCHI, India, April 7 -- Jharkhand High Court issued the following order on March 9:

1. Heard Mr. Jitendra S. Singh, learned counsel for the appellant and Mr. Vishwanath Roy, learned Spl.P.P.

2. This appeal is directed against the order dated 20.12.2025 passed by the learned Additional Judicial Commissioner-XVIII cum Special Judge, CID/ATS, Ranchi in Misc. Criminal Application No. 2398/2025, corresponding to ATS Court Case No. 01/2024, arising out of ATS P.S. Case No.10/2023, whereby and whereunder the prayer for bail of the appellant has been rejected.

3. The prosecution case, in brief, is that a secret information was received by the S.P., ATS that on 20.07.2023 at about 3.00 p.m., the associates of Aman Srivastava gang is coming to Ranchi with a huge amount of cash, which they had collected from the coal traders, contractors, etc. as extortion money. After making a station diary entry, the Deputy Commissioner, Ranchi was requested to depute a Magistrate and a raiding party was constituted for verification of such information and take necessary action. In course of search, it was noticed that a white coloured Scorpio vehicle was coming at a high speed, which was intercepted and two persons boarded on the vehicle namely Ezaj Ansari and Minku Khan @ Shahriyar were apprehended. Both the persons were searched and mobile phones were recovered from their possession. In course of search of the vehicle, a white coloured bag containing cash was recovered from beneath the back seat of the vehicle. On enquiry, the apprehended persons had disclosed that as per the direction of Zahir Ansari, Firoz Khan, Mahmud @ Nepali and Ravi Sardar, the associate of Ravi Sardar namely Shankar Bhuiya had given the cash, which was to be handed over to Zahir Ansari and Firoz Khan. It has been alleged that Minku Khan had disclosed that he is working with Firoz Khan and Ezaj Ansari is working with Zahir Ansari and as per their direction, they also work for the gang, whenever directed. The cash recovered was extortion money collected by the Aman Srivastava gang. Since the cash recovered was large, the Branch Manager, SBI, Hatia Branch was directed to provide a cash counting machine and on being counted, the recovered cash was found to be to the tune of Rs. 49,83,000/-. The recovered articles including mobiles and cash were seized and both the apprehended persons were taken into custody.

4. Based on the aforesaid allegations, ATS P.S. Case No. 10 of 2023 was instituted under Sections 385/386/34 IPC and Sections 16, 17, 20 and 21 of the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act, 1967. On completion of investigation, charge sheet was submitted and cognizance was taken. After framing of charge, trial proceeded and some witnesses have already been examined by the prosecution.

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