2025:JHHC:29003 --1-- A.B.A. No. 5580 of 2025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND, RANCHI A.B.A. No. 5580 of 2025 ---- Raj Kumar Sharma @ Raj Kumar, son of Mahavir Sharma, aged about 35 years, resident of village – Chimanpur, PO – Mansisar, PS – Mansisar, District – Jhunjhun, Rajasthan .... Petitioner -- Versus -- The State of Jharkhand .... Opposite Party ---- CORAM: HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE SANJAY KUMAR DWIVEDI --- For the Petitioner :- Mr. Prashant Kr. Rahul, Advocate For the State :- Mr. Someshwar Roy, Advocate ---- 02/19.09.2025 Heard learned counsel appearing for the petitioner as well as the learned counsel appearing for the State. 2. The petitioner is apprehending his arrest in connection with Mahuadanr (Women) P.S. Case No.02 of 2021, for the alleged offences registered under Sections 371 and 34 of Indian Penal Code pending in the Court of learned Sub-Divisional Judicial Magistrate, Latehar. 3. Learned counsel appearing for the petitioner submits that false case has been lodged against the petitioner of selling the victim to another person. By way of referring to contents of FIR, he submits that it has been admitted that the victim has travelled to so many places and she used to earn some money which is also being sent to the parents and when she stopped sending the money the present case has been lodged. He further submits that the daughter of the informant has solemnized the marriage along with this petitioner and that has also come in the FIR. He submits that the petitioner has got no criminal antecedent as disclosed in paragraph No.18 of the petition. 2025:JHHC:29003 --2-- A.B.A. No. 5580 of 2025 4. Learned counsel appearing for the State opposes the prayer and submits that the allegations are there of selling the daughter of the informant. 5. Looking into the contents of the FIR it transpires that it is an admitted position that the daughter of the informant has moved to several places for earning the money and she used to send the money to parent also and in the FIR it has been stated that the marriage of the daughter of the informant has been solemnized with this petitioner and it has been pointed out that the daughter is major, I am inclined to provide 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 Sub-Divisional Judicial Magistrate, Latehar in connection with Mahuadanr (Women) P.S. Case No.02 of 2021, subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 482(2) of Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023. (Sanjay Kumar Dwivedi, J.) Dated 19.09.2025 Sangam/