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( 2025:JHHC:36031 )
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI A. B. A. No. 6819 of 2025
Pappu Rajwar, aged about 30 years, son of Subal Rajwar, village-Aray, P.O. Rangasirsa, P.S. Sarath, District-Deoghar, Jharkhand ...... … Petitioner
Versus The State of Jharkhand .…. … Opposite Party
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CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SANJAY KUMAR DWIVEDI For the Petitioner
:Mr. Sahid Yunus, Advocate For the State : Mr. Sanat Kumar Jha, A.P.P.
02/ 02.12.2025: Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned counsel for the State.
2. The petitioner is apprehending his arrest in connection with Sarath P.S. Case No. 87 of 2025, registered under sections 64(1)/352/351 (2) and 3(5) of BNS, 2023, pending in the Court of learned Judicial Magistrate, Ist Class, Madhupur.
3.
Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that petitioner has been falsely implicated in this case. He further submits that relationship was consensual in nature and in view of that the petitioner may kindly be provided privilege of anticipatory bail.
4.
Learned counsel for the State opposes the prayer and submits that there is direct allegation against the petitioner of molestation and rape upon the victim and in view of that the anticipatory bail may kindly be rejected.
5.
Looking into contents of F.I.R, it transpires that there is direct allegation against the petitioner of molestation and rape upon the victim. From the reading of contents of F.I.R it cannot be said that relationship was consensual in nature and in view of that I am not inclined to grant anticipatory bail to the petitioner. Accordingly, the prayer for anticipatory bail is hereby rejected.
Dt.02.12.2025
( Sanjay Kumar Dwivedi, J.) satyarthi-