2025:JHHC:11521 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI A.B.A. No. 5308 of 2024 ------ Mantu Kumar Ram, aged about 27 years, son of Nirmal Ram, resident of Village-Manjali Tand, P.O.-Remba, P.S.-Hirodih, District- Giridih … … Petitioner Versus The State of Jharkhand. … … Opposite Party ------ CORAM : SRI ANANDA SEN, J. ------ For the Petitioner(s) : Mr. Ashim Kr. Sahani, Advocate. For the State : Mr. Sanat Kumar Jha, A.P.P. ----- 06/ 16.04.2025 Heard the parties. 2. This anticipatory bail application under Section 482 and 484 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita (BNSS), 2023, has been preferred by the petitioner apprehending his arrest for offences registered under Sections 341, 323, 498(A), 376, 504 and 34 of the Indian Penal Code. 3. The informant alleges that she was married to the elder brother of this petitioner who had died. The informant started living in her matrimonial home along with her two children aged about 10 years and 8 years. It is alleged that on the pretext of marriage, the physical relationship developed between this petitioner and the informant some time in the year 2014 which continued till 2017. Thereafter, due to some dispute, the informant was not being looked after properly by the family. 4. Learned A.P.P. representing the State opposes the prayer for anticipatory bail. 5. Considering the aforesaid allegation, and the fact that the FIR has been lodged only on 08.06.2023 and both the parties 2025:JHHC:11521 are major and the relationship continued from 2014 to 2017, this Anticipatory Bail Application stands allowed. 6. 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 Judicial Magistrate 1st Class, Giridih, in connection with Hirodih P.S. Case No.58 of 2023, 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 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. (ANANDA SEN, J.) Rashmi/ Cp-2