2026:JHHC:4298 --1-- A.B.A. No. 6483 of 2025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND, RANCHI A.B.A. No. 6483 of 2025 ---- Ashish Shukla @ Ashish Bakla, aged about 37 years, son of Rabindra Shukla, resident of village – Palhe Khurd, PO – Nawdiha, PS – Patan, District – Palamu, Jharkhand, 822123 .... Petitioner -- Versus -- The State of Jharkhand .... Opposite Party ---- CORAM: HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE SANJAY KUMAR DWIVEDI --- For the Petitioner :- Mr. Rajeev Ranjan Tiwary, Advocate For the State :- Mr. Naveen Kr. Gaunjhu, Advocate For the Informant :- Mr. Awadhesh Pandey, Advocate ---- 05/16.02.2026 Heard learned counsel appearing for the petitioner, learned counsel appearing for the State and learned counsel appearing for the Informant. 2. The petitioner is apprehending his arrest in connection with Ramgarh (Mahila) P.S. Case No.19 of 2025, for the alleged offences registered under Sections 318, 64, 351(2) of Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 pending in the Court of learned Chief Judicial Magistrate, Ramgarh. 3. Learned counsel appearing for the petitioner submits that the petitioner has been falsely implicated in this case. He further submits that the husband of the informant is working along with the present petitioner as a security guard in one of the company. He then submits that both were earning a sum of Rs.8,000/- per month 2026:JHHC:4298 --2-- A.B.A. No. 6483 of 2025 wherein in the FIR it has been alleged that on 27.02.2025 this petitioner has taken Rs.2 lacs as loan from the informant. He next submits that allegation of rape is said to be of 09.04.2025 wherein the FIR has been lodged on 11.09.2025. He also submits that all this are fabrication and in the case diary also nothing has come in the medical report. On these grounds, he submits that the petitioner may kindly be granted anticipatory bail. 4. Learned counsel appearing for the State and Informant jointly opposes the prayer and submits that the independent witnesses have stated that they have seen that the petitioner used to visit the house of the informant. 5. On query made by the Court with regard to medical report in the case diary, learned counsel appearing for the State fairly submits that in the medical report nothing has come in the case diary. 6. In view of the above submission of learned counsel appearing for the parties and looking into the contents of the FIR it transpires that the allegation of taking amount of Rs. 2 lakh is of 27.02.2025 and the allegation of rape is said to be dated 09.04.2025 and the FIR has been lodged on 11.09.2025. Independent witnesses have stated that this petitioner was used to visit the house of the informant which prima facie suggests that the friendship was there between the petitioner and husband of the informant and in view of that the liberty was provided to him to visit 2026:JHHC:4298 --3-- A.B.A. No. 6483 of 2025 the house of informant. In the case diary nothing has revealed in the medical report of rape and in view of that I am inclined to provide anticipatory bail to the petitioner. 6. Accordingly, the petitioner, above named, is hereby directed to surrender before the learned Court within three weeks from today, and in the 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 the like amount each, to the satisfaction of learned Chief Judicial Magistrate, Ramgarh in connection with Ramgarh (Mahila) P.S. Case No.19 of 2025, subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 482(2) of Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023. (Sanjay Kumar Dwivedi, J.) Dated 16.02.2026 Sangam/