2025:JHHC:35193 1 A.B.A. No. 6627 of 2025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND, RANCHI A.B.A. No. 6627 of 2025 ---- Manish Verma, aged 31 years son of late Shankar Verma @ late Shankar Ram Rawani, r/o Bank Colony Vikash Nagar, Piska More, PO Hehal, PS Sukhdeo Nagar, District Ranchi, Jharkhand.... Petitioner -- Versus -- The State of Jharkhand .... Opposite Party ---- CORAM: HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE SANJAY KUMAR DWIVEDI --- For the Petitioner :- Mr. Ankit Apurv, Advocate For the State :- Mr. Rakesh Ranjan, Advocate For the Informant :- Mr. Bhaskar Kumar, Advocate ---- 2/25.11.2025 Heard learned counsels for petitioner and for State. 2. The petitioner is apprehending his arrest in connection with Sukhdeonagar (Pandra O.P.) P.S. Case No.363 of 2025, for offence registered under section 417, 376(2)(n), 504, 506, 34 of the IPC, pending in court of learned J.M.F.C., at Ranchi. 3. Learned counsel for petitioner submits that the petitioner and the informant were in relationship since last 10 years and the informant is aged about 29 years and what has happened that was consensual in nature and then he submits that the marriage was solemnized between the petitioner and the informant and to buttress such argument, he refers to marriage certificate dated 1.8.2025. He also submits that the officer in-charge of the Kotwali P.S., Ranchi has also been informed by the informant that the marriage was solemnized and she will not go to give the evidence in the case lodged by the informant, and on these grounds, he submits that anticipatory bail may kindly be granted to the petitioner. 4. Learned State counsel opposes prayer and submits that the relationship was established forcefully. 5. Learned counsel for the informant submits that now the informant 2025:JHHC:35193 2 A.B.A. No. 6627 of 2025 is not willing to pursue the case as the marriage is solemnized and both are residing together. 5. Considering that marriage was solemnized between the petitioner and the informant and the informant is aged about 29 years and she has also wrote to the officer in-charge of the Kotwali P.S. that she will not go to give evidence in the case lodged by the informant, I am inclined to grant anticipatory bail to petitioner. 6. Accordingly, petitioner, above named, is hereby directed to surrender before learned court within three weeks from today, and in event of his surrender/arrest, petitioner, above named, shall be released on bail, on furnishing bail bond of Rs.25,000/- (Rupees Twenty Five Thousand), with two sureties of like amount each, to satisfaction of learned J.M.F.C., at Ranchi, in connection with Sukhdeonagar (Pandra O.P.) P.S. Case No.363 of 2025, subject to the conditions as laid down under section 482(2) of Bhartiya Nagrik Suraksha Sanhita (BNSS), 2023. ( Sanjay Kumar Dwivedi, J.) 25.11.2025 SI/