2025:JHHC:38126 1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI ABA No.7242 of 2025 Asraf Ansari aged about 24 years S/o Samsuddin Ansari, Resident of Village Sarsdangal, P.O. Sarsdangal, P.S.- Shikaripara, District-Dumka …. Petitioner Versus 1. The State of Jharkhand 2. Sayara Khatun W/o Asraf Ansari D/o Muslim Ansari, Resident of Village Asanbani, P.O.- Asanbani, P.S. Raneshwar, District-Dumka, (Jharkhand). … Opp. Parties -------- CORAM: HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE SANJAY KUMAR DWIVEDI ------ For the Petitioner : Mr. S.P. Roy, Advocate For the State : Mr. Tarun Kumar, APP ------ 2/18.12.2025 Heard learned counsel appearing on behalf of Petitioner and learned counsel appearing on behalf of the State. 2. The petitioner is apprehending his arrest in connection with Shikaripara P.S. Case No. 38/2025, registered for the offences u/s 79/85/115(2)/126(2) of the BNS, 2023, and 3/4 of Dowry Prohibition Act, pending in the Cour of learned Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate, Dumka. 3. Learned counsel appearing for the petitioner submits that the petitioner happened to be the husband of the informant and there are general and omnibus allegations against all the family members of assault and demanding of dowry and other articles. He next submits that while considering the anticipatory bail application, the learned Sessions Judge has been pleased to send the matter for mediation and the mediation has failed due to non-construction of the toilet as was demanded by the informant as she was feeling uneasy in absence of toilet in the house. He submits that the petitioner has not thrown her forcefully from the matrimonial home. He next submits that he has 2025:JHHC:38126 2 been instructed that now a toilet has been constructed in the house. 4. Learned counsel appearing for the State submits that the petitioner happened to be the husband of the informant. 5. Considering that in the mediation, it has come that due to non- fulfillment of construction of the toilet, the mediation failed. There are general and omnibus allegations of demand of dowry and torture against all the accused persons. 6. In that view of the matter, petitioner is directed to surrender before the learned court and the learned court will release the petitioner on such terms and conditions, learned court may deem fit and proper. 7. This Anticipatory Bail Application is accordingly disposed of. (Sanjay Kumar Dwivedi, J.) 18.12.2025 R.Kumar