2026:JHHC:13950 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI A.B.A. No. 2323 of 2026 ------ Raman Kumar Mahtha, aged about 22 years, son of Shatrudhan Mahatha, resident of Vikash Nagar, Gidhni, P.O. and P.S. Jasidih, District Deoghar, Jharkhand .... .... …. Petitioner Versus The State of Jharkhand .... .... .... Opposite Party CORAM : HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SANJAY KUMAR DWIVEDI For the Petitioner : Mr. Arvind Kumar Choudhary, Advocate For the State : Mr. Sanjay Kumar Srivastava, A.P.P. ------ 02/08.05.2026 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned counsel for the State. 2. The petitioner is apprehending his arrest in connection with Deoghar Town P.S. Case No. 113 of 2026, registered for the offence under Section 69 of Bhartiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023, pending in the court of learned Chief Judicial Magistrate, Deoghar. 3. Learned counsel appearing for the petitioner submits that the informant is an educated lady and she is working in a Bank. He next submits that the petitioner and the informant were in relationship since four years prior to lodging of the FIR. He also submits that several times they have met and what has happened that was consensual in nature. He further submits that the false allegation is made that on the pretext of marriage, physical relationship was established. On these grounds he submits that anticipatory bail may kindly be granted. 4. Learned counsel appearing for the State opposes the prayer and submits that the allegations are there of establishing relationship on the false pretext of marriage. 5. Looking to the contents of the FIR, it transpires that in the FIR itself it has been stated that four years prior to lodging of the FIR, the informant and petitioner have come into relationship. In the FIR, it is further alleged that at several times they have met at different places and even the last relationship was established on 17.01.2026 wherein the FIR has been lodged on 09.03.2026. Prima facie it appears 2026:JHHC:13950 what has happened that was consensual in nature, I am inclined to grant anticipatory bail to the petitioner. 6. Accordingly, the above-named petitioner is directed to surrender before the learned Court within two weeks from today and in the event of his arrest or surrender, he shall be enlarged on bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs.25,000/- (Twenty Five Thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned Chief Judicial Magistrate, Deoghar, in connection with Deoghar Town P.S. Case No. 113 of 2026, subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 482(2) of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023. (Sanjay Kumar Dwivedi, J.) Anit Uploaded 12.05.2026