2026:JHHC:12547 --1-- A.B.A. No. 1918 of 2026 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND, RANCHI A.B.A. No. 1918 of 2026 ---- Mahtab Ansari @ Md. Mahtab @ Barka, aged about 38 years, son of Hamid Ansari, resident of village – Mugiyamarni, PO – Koridih-2, PS – Narayanpur, District – Jamtara, Jharkhand .... Petitioner -- Versus -- The State of Jharkhand .... Opposite Party ---- CORAM: HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE SANJAY KUMAR DWIVEDI --- For the Petitioner :- Md. Zaid Ahmed, Advocate :- Mr. Aman Ali, Advocate For the State :- Mr. Ajay Kr. Pathak, Advocate ---- 02/29.04.2026 Heard learned counsel appearing for the petitioner as well as learned counsel appearing for the State. 2. The petitioner is apprehending his arrest in connection with Narayanpur P.S. Case No.141 of 2025, for the alleged offences registered under Sections 115(2), 126(2), 63, 76, 352, 351(2) and 351(3) of Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 pending in the Court of learned Chief Judicial Magistrate, Jamtara. 3. Learned counsel appearing for the petitioner submits that for the occurrence of 30.10.2025 the petitioner has lodged a complaint case on 27.11.2025 being P.C.R. Case No.1183 of 2025 wherein allegations are made of outraging the modesty which was converted into FIR being Narayanpur PS Case No.142 of 2025. He further submits that as a counterblast case in the identical situation 2026:JHHC:12547 --2-- A.B.A. No. 1918 of 2026 complaint case has been lodged for the alleged occurrence of 31.10.2025 against the petitioner by accused of the earlier case and the present case has been registered as P.C.R. Case No.1113 of 2025 which has been converted into FIR. He then submits that the alleged occurrence is said to be dated 30.10.2025 wherein the complaint case has been lodged on 27.11.2025. He next submits that the petitioner has got no criminal antecedent as disclosed in paragraph No.16 of the petition. 4. Learned counsel appearing for the State opposed the prayer and submits that the allegations are there of outraging the modesty of the informant. 5. Considering that there are case and counter case and in both the cases the allegations are identical and the alleged occurrence is said to be dated 30.10.2025 wherein the complaint case has been lodged on 27.11.2025 identical was the situation in later on case and complaint case has been lodged belatedly and in both the case there are similar allegation and the petitioner has got no criminal antecedent as disclosed in paragraph No.16 of the petition, I am inclined to provide anticipatory bail to the petitioner. 6. Accordingly, the petitioner, above named, is hereby directed to surrender before the learned Court within three weeks from today, and in the event of his surrender/arrest, the petitioner, above named, shall be released on bail, on furnishing bail bond of Rs.25,000/- (Rupees Twenty Five Thousand), with two sureties of 2026:JHHC:12547 --3-- A.B.A. No. 1918 of 2026 the like amount each, to the satisfaction of learned Chief Judicial Magistrate, Jamtara in connection with Narayanpur P.S. Case No.141 of 2025, subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 482(2) of Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023. (Sanjay Kumar Dwivedi, J.) Dated 29.04.2026 Sangam/