( 2026:JHHC:14078 ) IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI A. B. A. No. 2341 of 2026 Shital Mahto, aged about 36 years, son of late Ganpat Mahto, resident of village Doriya Toli, P.O. Balalong, P.S. Vidhan Sabha, District-Ranchi ...... … Petitioner Versus 1.The State of Jharkhand 2. Ankita Kumari, aged about 22 years, resident of DSP Road, Gumla, P.O. and P.S. Gumla, District-Gumla .…. … Opposite Parties -------- CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SANJAY KUMAR DWIVEDI For the Petitioner :Mr. Lukesh Kumar, Advocate For the State : Mr. Shree Prakash Jha, A.P.P. 02/ 11.05.2026: Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned counsel for the State. 2. The petitioner is apprehending his arrest in connection with Gumla (Mahila) P.S. Case No. 02 of 2026, registered under sections 126(2), 115(2), 82(2), 85, 89, 318(2) of BNS, pending in the Court of learned S.D.J.M, Gumla. 3. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner has been falsely implicated in this case and what has happened that is consensual in nature. He next submits that petitioner is constable in IRB and even they solemnized marriage in a temple as has been admitted by the informant in the statement at page 21 of the petition that is part of F.I.R. He next submits that said agreement has been fraudulently made that is denied by the petitioner. He submits that petitioner has got no criminal antecedent which is disclosed in para 21 of the petition. On these grounds, he submits that the petitioner may kindly be provided privilege of anticipatory bail. 4. Learned counsel for the State opposes the prayer and submits that allegations are there of establishing relationship on concealing marriage of the petitioner. ( 2026:JHHC:14078 ) 5. From the contents of F.I.R, it transpires that petitioner and informant have come in the contact and what has happened that is consensual in nature even they solemnized marriage in a temple as has been admitted by the informant in the statement at page 21 of the petition that is part of F.I.R and said agreement is denied by the petitioner. Prima facie it appears that what has happened that is consensual in nature. 6. In the attending facts and circumstances of the case, I am inclined to grant anticipatory bail to the petitioner. Accordingly, the above named, petitioner is directed to surrender before the learned court within three weeks from today and in the event of his surrender / arrest, the petitioner shall be released on bail, on furnishing bail bonds of Rs. 25,000/- (twenty five thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each, to the satisfaction of learned S.D.J.M, Gumla, in connection with Gumla (Mahila) P.S. Case No. 02 of 2026, subject to conditions as laid down under Section 482 (2) of B.N.S.S, 2023. Dt.11.05.2026 ( Sanjay Kumar Dwivedi, J.) satyarthi-