( 2026:JHHC:14881 ) IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI A. B. A. No. 2621 of 2026 Safique Khan, aged about 31 years, son of Taufique Khan, resident of village Darmi, P.O. Belchampra, P.S. Garhwa, District-Garhwa, (Jharkhand) ...... … Petitioner Versus 1.The State of Jharkhand 2.Khushmuda Khatun aged about 22 years, wife of Safique Khan, resident of village Darmi, P.O. and P.S. Garhwa Town, District-Garhwa .…. … Opposite Parties -------- CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SANJAY KUMAR DWIVEDI For the Petitioner :Mr. S.T. Sajid, Advocate For the State : Mr. Shree Prakash Jha, A.P.P. 02/ 14.05.2026: Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned counsel for the State. 2. The petitioner is apprehending his arrest in connection with Garhwa P.S. Case No. 17 of 2026, registered under sections 126(2), 115(2), 85, 82(1), 3(5) of BNS, pending in the Court of learned Chief Judicial Magistrate, Garhwa. 3. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that false allegation is made against the petitioner of torturing and making pressure upon the informant to leave the matrimonial home. He next submits that the allegation is dated 26.11.2025 whereas F.IR has been lodged on 06.01.2026. 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 torturing the informant. 5. Considering that allegation is dated 26.11.2025 whereas F.IR has been lodged on 06.01.2026, 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 ( 2026:JHHC:14881 ) 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 Chief Judicial Magistrate, Garhwa, in connection with Garhwa P.S. Case No. 17 of 2026, subject to conditions as laid down under Section 482 (2) of B.N.S.S, 2023. Dt.14.05.2026 ( Sanjay Kumar Dwivedi, J.) satyarthi-