2025:JHHC:31367 --1-- A.B.A. No. 5944 of 2025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND, RANCHI A.B.A. No. 5944 of 2025 ---- Umesh Prajapati @ Umesh Kumar Prajapati, aged about 36 years, S/o Rajendra Prajapati, R/o Ward No.9, village – Chandni, PO – Kharaundhi, PS – Kharaundhi, District – Garhwa, Jharkhand .... Petitioner -- Versus -- The State of Jharkhand .... Opposite Party ---- CORAM: HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE SANJAY KUMAR DWIVEDI --- For the Petitioner :- Md. Sajid Yunus, Advocate For the State :- Mr. Gautam Rakesh, Advocate ---- 04/10.10.2025 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 Garhwa (Mahila) P.S. Case No.12 of 2024, for the alleged offences registered under Sections 498(A), 313, 323, 341, 504, 506 and 34 of Indian Penal Code and Section 3/4 of D.P. Act pending in the Court of learned C.J.M., Garhwa. 3. Learned counsel appearing for the petitioner submits that the petitioner is the elder brother-in-law of the husband of the informant. He further submits that another elder brother-in-law and sister-in-law have been granted anticipatory bail in ABA No.2278 of 2025. 4. Learned counsel appearing for the State opposes the prayer 2025:JHHC:31367 --2-- A.B.A. No. 5944 of 2025 and submits that the allegations are there against the petitioner and the petitioner happened to be the elder brother-in-law of the informant. 5. Looking into the contents of the FIR, it transpires that there are general and omnibus allegation against the petitioner and in identical situation two of the co-accused persons have been granted anticipatory bail in the aforesaid ABA, 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 C.J.M., Garhwa in connection with Garhwa (Mahila) P.S. Case No.12 of 2024, subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 482(2) of Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023. (Sanjay Kumar Dwivedi, J.) Dated 10.10.2025 Sangam/