2025:JHHC:12880 1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI A.B.A. No.5647 of 2024 ------ Prasant Kumar @ Prasant Verma, son of Vijay Kumar Verma, resident of Quarter No.573, Sector-I, P.O. & P.S. Sector-I, Bokaro Steel City, District Bokaro. … … Petitioner Versus 1. The State of Jharkhand. 2. Jagrity Verma, wife of Prasant Verma, Daughter of Umesh Verma, R/o Village Bisunpur, P.O. Gomoh, P.S. Hariharpur (Gomoh), District Dhanbad. … … Opposite Parties ------ CORAM : SRI ANANDA SEN, J. ------ For the Petitioner(s) : Mr. Mukesh Bihari Lal, Advocate For the State : Mr. Shailesh Kr. Sinha, A.P.P. ----- 05/ 29.04.2025 This anticipatory bail application under Section 482 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita (BNSS), 2023, has been preferred by the petitioner apprehending his arrest in connection with B.S. City Mahila Thana P.S. Case No.2 of 2024, for offences under Sections 498-A, 323, 324, 307, 504, 506 and 34 IPC, and Section 3/4 of the Dowry Prohibition Act. The case is presently pending before the Court of learned Judicial Magistrate 1st Class, Bokaro. 2. Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned counsel for the opposite party – State. 3. The petitioner is a husband. There is an allegation against the petitioner of demand of dowry and torture on the victim girl. There is also an allegation of assault. 4. Considering the nature of allegation, it is not a fit case for grant of anticipatory bail. 5. Accordingly, this Anticipatory Bail Application is dismissed. 2025:JHHC:12880 2 6. The petitioner is directed to appear before the Court below, where the case of the petitioner will be considered on its own merit without being prejudiced by the order of dismissal of this Anticipatory Bail Application. (ANANDA SEN, J.) Prashant. Cp-3