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2025:JHHC:24792
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND, RANCHI
A.B.A. No. 4620 of 2025
---- Naranjan Kumar, aged about 41 years son of Arvind Prasad resident of Village Khutha PO and PS Bhagalpur District Bhagalpur, Bihar
.... Petitioner -- Versus --
1.The State of Jharkhand 2.Victim
.... Opposite Parties
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CORAM: HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE SANJAY KUMAR DWIVEDI
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For the Petitioner
:- Mr. Binod Kumar, Advocate
For the State
:- Mr. V.K. Sinha, Advocate
---- 5/21.08.2025 Heard learned counsels for petitioner and for State.
2. The petitioner is apprehending his arrest in connection with Complaint Case No.106 of 2022, for offence registered under section 323, 341, 376, 504 and 506 IPC, pending in court of learned Judicial Magistrate, First Class, Garhwa.
3.
Learned counsel for petitioner submits that on identical allegation FIR was registered by complainant. He submits that in FIR the final form has been submitted whereby petitioner has not been sent up for trial. He further submits that informant is in habit of lodging false case. He submits that allegations are made that since 2014 they were in relationship however marriage was not solemnized and in this background complaint case has been lodged.
4. Learned State counsel opposes the prayer and submits that case is arising out of complaint case.
5. It appears that the complainant is a lady having three children and allegation is made that relationship was established in 2014 whereas the present complaint case was lodged on 19.01.2022 and it has been pointed out that on the same fact, one FIR was lodged in which petitioner was not sent up for trial, I am inclined to grant anticipatory bail to the petitioner.
6. Accordingly, the petitioner, above named, is hereby directed to surrender before the learned court within three weeks from today, and in the event of his surrender/arrest, the petitioner, above named, shall be released on bail, on furnishing bail bond of Rs.25,000/- (Rupees Twenty Five Thousand), with two sureties of the like amount each, to the satisfaction of learned Judicial Magistrate, First Class, Garhwa, in connection with Complaint Case No.106 of 2022, subject to the conditions as laid down under section 482(2) of Bhartiya Nagrik Suraksha Sanhita (BNSS), 2023.
( Sanjay Kumar Dwivedi, J.) SI/