( 2026:JHHC:14640 ) IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI A. B. A. No. 2520 of 2026 Kumar Gaurav, aged about 41 years, son of Pramod Kumar, resident of EWS- 34, Harmu Housing Colony, P.O. Harmu and P.S. Argora, District-Ranchi (Jharkhand)-834002 ...... … Petitioner Versus The State of Jharkhand .…. … Opposite Party -------- CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SANJAY KUMAR DWIVEDI For the Petitioner :Mr. A.K. Das, Advocate For the State : Mr. Rakesh Ranjan, A.P.P. For the informant : Mr. Govind Singh, Advocate 02/ 13.05.2026: Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned counsel for the State and learned counsel for the informant. 2. The petitioner is apprehending his arrest in connection with Argora P.S. Case No. 261 of 2025, registered under sections 82(1), 85, 351(3), 352, 61(2) of BNS, 2023 pending in the Court of learned Judicial Magistrate, XIII, Ranchi. 3. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that petitioner happens to be husband and false allegation has been made of torture and demanding dowry. He next submits that prior to that for the same allegation a complaint case being Complaint Case No. 17724 of 2023 was filed by the informant which was dismissed and subsequently another F.I.R being Mahila P.S. Case No. 32 of 2023 was lodged in which the petitioner has been granted anticipatory bail and this is the 3rd case and adding one allegation the present case been filed. On these grounds, he submits that the petitioner may kindly be provided privilege of anticipatory bail. 4. Learned counsels for the State and informant oppose the prayer and submit that petitioner happens to be husband of the informant. Learned counsel for the informant further submits that petitioner is in relationship with another lady and in that view of the matter the anticipatory ( 2026:JHHC:14640 ) bail of the petitioner may kindly be rejected. 5. Considering that petitioner happens to be husband and for the same allegation a complaint case being Complaint Case No. 17724 of 2023 was filed by the informant which was dismissed and subsequently another F.I.R being Mahila P.S. Case No. 32 of 2023 was lodged in which the petitioner has been granted anticipatory bail and this is the 3rd case only one additional allegation has been added, 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 Judicial Magistrate, XIII, Ranchi, in connection with Argora P.S. Case No. 261 of 2025, subject to conditions as laid down under Section 482 (2) of B.N.S.S, 2023. Dt.13.05.2026 ( Sanjay Kumar Dwivedi, J.) satyarthi-