2026:JHHC:14592 1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND, RANCHI ---- A.B.A. No. 2506 of 2026 ---- Mahinder Mukhi, age about 32 years, son of Raju Mukhi, resident of Qtr.No.SR/117, Tube Baridih Colony, Jamshedpur, PO Baridih, PS Sidhgora, District East Singhbhum, Jharkhand .... Petitioner -- Versus -- 1.The State of Jharkhand 2.Smt. Meenu Mahindra, wife of Mahinder Mukhi, d/o Shiv Charan Karmakar, R/o 309,4/B Block, Khuntadih, PO and PS Sonari, Town Jamshedpur, District East Singhbhum, Jamshedpur .... Opposite Parties ---- CORAM: HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE SANJAY KUMAR DWIVEDI --- For the Petitioner :- Mr. Mukesh Kumar Dubey, Advocate For the State :- Mr. Someshwar Roy, Advocate ---- 2/13.05.2026 Heard learned counsels for petitioner and for State. 2. The petitioner is apprehending his arrest in connection with Sidhgora PS Case No.162 of 2025, for offence registered under section 85, 86, 316(2), 318(4), 82(1), 115(2), 351(1), 351(2), 352 of BNS, 2023, pending in court of learned Judicial Magistrate First Class, Jamshedpur. 3. Learned counsel for petitioner submits that the petitioner happened to be husband of the informant and false allegations are made of assault and demanding dowry. He also submits that entire family members have been made accused. He then submits that in- laws have been granted anticipatory bail by the learned Sessions Judge. 4. Learned State counsel opposes prayer and submits that the 2026:JHHC:14592 2 petitioner happened to be husband. 5. Considering that there are general and omnibus allegations against the entire family members and the in-laws have already been granted anticipatory bail by the learned Sessions Judge, and in the attending facts and circumstances of the instant case, I am inclined to grant anticipatory bail to the petitioner. 6. Accordingly, the petitioner, above named, is hereby directed to surrender before learned court within two weeks from today, and in 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 like amount each, to the satisfaction of learned Judicial Magistrate First Class, Jamshedpur, in connection with Sidhgora PS Case No.162 of 2025, subject to the conditions as laid down under section 482(2) of Bhartiya Nagrik Suraksha Sanhita (BNSS), 2023. ( Sanjay Kumar Dwivedi, J.) 13.05.2026 SI/