2025:JHHC:15158 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI A.B.A. No. 3108 of 2025 ----- 1.Ramdhar Singh @ Ramadhar Singh, S/o Bhagirath Singh 2.Sandhaya Singh, W/o Ramadhar Singh 3.Abhiman Singh, S/o Ramadhar Singh 4.Ritu Kumari, W/o Abhiman Singh All R/o Vill- Dacain, Chatubandh, P.O. and P.S.- Chakand, District- Gaya, Bihar .... Petitioner(s). Versus The State of Jharkhand … Respondent(s) ------ CORAM : SRI ANANDA SEN, J. ------ For the Petitioner(s) : Mr. Abhay Kr. Chaturvedy, Advocate For the State : Mr. Sachin Kumar, AAG Mr. Rakesh Ranjan, AddI. P.P …...... 03/ 12.06.2025 Heard, learned counsel for the petitioners and learned counsel for the State and victim. 2. The present anticipatory bail application under Sections 482 read with 484 of the Bharatiya Nagrik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023, has been preferred by the petitioners apprehending their arrest for the offences registered under Sections 363, 366(A), 379 and 34 of Indian Penal Code, in connection with Chatra Sadar Police Station Case No.148 of 2024 pending in the Court of learned Chief Judicial Magistrate, Chatra. 3. As per the F.I.R., the age of the victim is seventeen years, the victim claims to be a major. The victim is also present in the Court along with her child. 4. The allegation, as per the F.I.R. based on written report of the mother of the victim is that her daughter has been kidnapped by one Chandan Kumar. These petitioners are the direct relative of said Chandan Kumar. 5. Learned counsel for the petitioners submits that both Chandan Kumar and the victim has married and there is child born out of the said wedlock. 6. Today, when the victim is present in the Court with the child, I specifically enquired from her. She stated in Court that she is residing happily with Chandan Kumar after marriage and the child has born of the said wedlock. She states that she is residing in Patna (Bihar). She has been kept well by Chandan Kumar and these petitioners who are her in-laws. 7. She voluntarily states that it is her parents who are creating hindrance and threatening her and her in-laws including her husband. She further states that her cousin, namely, Manish Singh and Awanish Singh are threating her of dire consequences and she needs protection. 8. Considering the submission of the parties, I am inclined to allow the anticipatory bail application. The petitioners, above named, are 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 their surrender or arrest, they shall be released on bail on furnishing bail bonds of Rs.10,000/- (Rupees Ten Thousand) each with two sureties of the like amount each, to the satisfaction of learned Court of Chief Judicial Magistrate, Chatra in connection with Chatra Sadar Police Station Case No.148 of 2024, subject to the condition that one of the bailers should be a close relative of the petitioners and other should be a resident of State of Jharkhand, having sufficient landed property in his name or in the name of his ancestors in which he is having share and to that effect, he has to file an affidavit before the Trial Court indicating his share in the property. 9. Learned AAG, Mr. Sachin Kumar is present in the Court. He is requested to take up this matter and inform the Superintendent of Police, Chatra to take appropriate steps to ensure proper safety of this lady and if it is found that her family members are creating hindrance and threating this lady or her in-laws including the husband, appropriate steps should be taken. 10. Let a copy of this order be communicated to the learned AAG, Mr. Sachin Kumar and the Superintendent of Police, Chatra. (ANANDA SEN, J.) R.S./