2025:JHHC:19720 1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI A.B.A. No.3858 of 2025 ------ Lakhi Patar @ Lakhi Pandey @ Lakshmi Patar, W/o Gopi Patar, D/o Dukhiya Pandey, R/o village Asti, PO Baraasti, PS Dumuria, District East Singhbhum, Jharkhand … … Petitioner(s) Versus The State of Jharkhand. … … Opposite Party(s) ------ CORAM : SRI ANANDA SEN, J. ------ For the Petitioner(s) : Mr. Soumitra Baroi, Advocate. For the State : Mr. Shashi Kr. Verma, A.P.P. ----- 05/ 18.07.2025 Heard the parties. 2. This anticipatory bail application under Sections 482 and 484 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita (BNSS), 2023, has been preferred by the petitioner apprehending his arrest for offences registered under Section 108 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023. 3. Son of the informant was burnt. 4. The aforesaid information was given by this petitioner stating that the son was badly burnt and got injured in the house of the relative of this petitioner. The son later on died. It is alleged that this petitioner was having love affair with the deceased and this petitioner used to pester the deceased and has instigated the deceased to commit suicide. 5. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that save and except there was love affair between the deceased and this petitioner there is no material. 6. Learned A.P.P. representing the State opposes the prayer for anticipatory bail and after going through the case diary submits that the deceased died due to 70% burn injury but the fact remains that they were in love and they use to communicate and interact frequently over mobile phone. 7. Considering the aforesaid submissions, this Court finds it a fit case for grant of anticipatory bail to the petitioner. 2025:JHHC:19720 2 8. Accordingly, this Anticipatory Bail Application stands allowed. The petitioner, above named, is directed to surrender before the learned court below within four weeks from the date of receipt of copy of this order and on the event of his surrender or arrest, he shall be released on bail on furnishing bail bonds of Rs.10,000/- (Rupees Ten Thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each, to the satisfaction of learned ACJM, Ghatshila, in connection with Musabani P.S. Case No.49 of 2024, subject to the condition that one of the bailers should be a close relative of the petitioner and other should be a resident of State of Jharkhand, having sufficient landed property in his/her name or in the name of his/her ancestors in which he/she is having share and to that effect, he/she has to file an affidavit before the Trial Court indicating his/her share in the property. (ANANDA SEN, J.) Tanuj/Cp-3