2026:JHHC:2804 1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND, RANCHI ---- A.B.A. No. 574 of 2026 ---- Narayan Yadav @ Dev Narayan Yadav, aged about 23 years, son of Umesh Yadav resident of Village Beladohar, PO and PS Barhi, District Hazaribagh ,Jharkhand .... Petitioner -- Versus -- The State of Jharkhand .... Opposite Party ---- CORAM: HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE SANJAY KUMAR DWIVEDI --- For the Petitioner :- Md Asghar, Advocate For the State :- Mr. Pankar Kr Mishra, Advocate ---- 2/03.02.2026 Heard learned counsels for petitioner and for State. 2. The petitioner is apprehending his arrest in connection with Barhi PS Case No.405 of 2025, for offence registered under section 69, 61(2), 351(2) of BNS, 2023, pending in court of learned Sub Divisional Judicial Magistrate, Hazaribagh. 3. Learned counsel for petitioner submits that false allegations have been made against the petitioner of establishing relationship on the pretext of marriage. He also submits that relationship was established three years prior to lodging of the FIR. He next submits that even the informant was married with another boy and further she has alleged that thereafter also the petitioner has established relationship on the pretext of marriage. On these grounds, he submits that the anticipatory bail may kindly be granted to the petitioner. 4. Learned State counsel opposes prayer and submits that allegations are there of establishing relationship on the pretext of 2026:JHHC:2804 2 marriage. 5. Looking to the contents of the FIR it transpires that in the FIR itself it has been stated that prior to the three years of lodging of the FIR the relationship was established and the informant was already married with another boy and thereafter also she has met with the petitioner and established the relationship on the pretext of marriage. A married lady has established the relationship with the petitioner which prima-facie suggest that what has happened that was consensual in nature, and in the attending facts and circumstances of the present case, I am inclined to grant anticipatory bail to petitioner. 6. Accordingly, petitioner, above named, is hereby directed to surrender before learned court within four 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 Sub Divisional Judicial Magistrate, Hazaribagh, in connection with Barhi PS Case No.405 of 2025, subject to the conditions as laid down under section 482(2) of Bhartiya Nagrik Suraksha Sanhita (BNSS), 2023. ( Sanjay Kumar Dwivedi, J.) 03.02.2026 SI/