[2025:JHHC:27603] -1- IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI A.B.A. No. 5274 of 2025 Ashir Baitha @ Md. Asir, Aged about 57 years, Son of Jamti, Resident of-Village-Karhariya, Post Office- Anjana, Police Station:-Hanwara, District-Godda, Jharkhand. ..... … Petitioner Versus The State of Jharkhand ..... … Opposite Party -------- CORAM : HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE SANJAY KUMAR DWIVEDI ------ For the Petitioner : Mr. Ranjan Kumar Singh, Advocate. For the State : Mr. Shree Prakash Jha, A.P.P. ------ 05/ 10.09.2025 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned A.P.P. for the State. 2. The petitioner is apprehending his arrest in connection with Mahagama P.S. Case No. 151 of 2024, registered for the offences under Sections 96, 351(2) and 61(2) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023, pending in the court of learned Judicial Magistrate, 1st Class, Godda. 3. Learned counsel appearing for the petitioner submits that the petitioner happened to be the father of one Nasir Baitha and it has been alleged that said Nasir Baitha has kidnapped the daughter of the informant. He submits that nothing has come against this petitioner and he has been made accused is this case only being the father of said Nasir Baitha. 4. Learned A.P.P. appearing for the State has opposed the prayer and submits that the petitioner happened to be the father of Nasir Baitha. 5. Considering that the allegation of kidnapping is against Nasir Baitha and not against this petitioner and the petitioner has been [2025:JHHC:27603] -2- made accused is this case only being the father of said Nasir Baitha, I am inclined to provide the privilege of anticipatory bail to the petitioner. 7. Accordingly, the petitioner, named above, is hereby directed to surrender before the learned court within three weeks from today, and in the event of her 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, 1st Class, Godda, in connection with Mahagama P.S. Case No. 151 of 2024, subject to the conditions as laid down under section 482(2) of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023. (Sanjay Kumar Dwivedi, J.) Amitesh/-