2026:JHHC:16317 1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND, RANCHI ---- A.B.A. No. 2719 of 2026 ---- Abhishek Kumar, aged about 27 years, son of Ajit Kumar Rabidas, resident of Village Hiranpur Bazar, PO Hiranpur, PS Hiranpur, District Pakur .... Petitioner -- Versus -- The State of Jharkhand .... Opposite Party ---- CORAM: HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE SANJAY KUMAR DWIVEDI --- For the Petitioner :- Mr. Gautam Kumar, Advocate For the State :- Mrs Ruby Pandey, Advocate ---- 2/08.06.2026 Heard learned counsels for petitioner and for State. 2. The petitioner is apprehending his arrest in connection with Pakur (T) P.S. Case No.72 of 2026, for offence registered under section 126(2), 127(4), 115 (2), 351 of BNS, 2023, Sections 3,14 and 14(1) of Child Labour (Prohibition and Regulation) Act and Section 75 of Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Act, pending in court of learned Chief Judicial Magistrate, Pakur. 3. Learned counsel for petitioner submits that the petitioner happened to be son of Ajit Kumar Ravidas who is a practicing Advocate at District Civil Court, Pakur. He further submits that brother- in-law of the petitioner, who is working at Election Office, Pakur has come to know that one girl is captive in the house of Ramanand Prasad being child labour made a complaint to child help line for recovery of aforesaid child on 02.04.2026 and thereafter the officials of child helpline came into action. He then submits that wherein the supervisor of child helpline has lodged the case against the petitioner and his father Ajit Kumar Ravidas and the fact remains that the said 2026:JHHC:16317 2 girl was not working in the house of the petitioner. He next submits that however, the said child was rescued from the house of Ramanand Prasad. He also submits that father of this petitioner namely Ajit Kumar Rabidas has been granted anticipatory bail in ABA No.2650 of 2026. On these grounds, he submits that anticipatory bail may kindly be granted. 4. Learned State counsel opposes prayer and submits that the allegations are there of taking the girl child illegally by the petitioner. 5. Considering that the petitioner happened to be son of Ajit Kumar Rabidas who has been granted anticipatory bail as aforesaid and the girl has been rescued from the house of Ramanand Prasad, and in the attending facts and circumstances of the present case, I am inclined to grant anticipatory bail to petitioner. 6. Accordingly, the petitioner, above named, is hereby directed to surrender before learned court within three 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 satisfaction of learned Chief Judicial Magistrate, Pakur, in connection with Pakur (T) P.S. Case No.72 of 2026, subject to the conditions as laid down under section 482(2) of Bhartiya Nagrik Suraksha Sanhita (BNSS), 2023. ( Sanjay Kumar Dwivedi, J.) 08.06.2026 SI/