Neutral Citation No. ( 2026:JHHC:17012 ) -1- IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI A.B.A. No. 1707 of 2026 Balmiki Prasad Singh, aged about 68 years, Son of Sidheshwar Pd. Singh, Resident of Hari Narayan Colony, Near Shiv Mandir, Duhatand, Barmasia, P.O. Dhanbad, P.S. Dhansar, District Dhanbad. ..... … Petitioner Versus The State of Jharkhand ..... … Opposite Party -------- CORAM : HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE SANJAY KUMAR DWIVEDI ------ For the Petitioner :Mr. Mahesh Tewari, Advocate. :Mr. Shwetang Kr. Tiwari, Advocate :Mr. Sanjay Kr. Saw, Advocate For the State : Mrs. Lily Sahay, A.P.P. ------ 04/ 12.06.2026 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned A.P.P for the State. 2. The petitioner is apprehending his arrest in connection with Dhansar P.S. Case No. 251 of 2022, registered for the offence under Sections 323, 307, 498-A /34 of the Indian Penal Code and Section 3/4 of Dowry Prohibition Act, pending in the court of learned Judicial Magistrate, 1st Class, Dhanbad. 3. Learned counsel appearing for the petitioner submits that earlier the prayer for anticipatory bail of this petitioner was rejected in A.B.A. No. 2922 of 2023 by order dated 28.06.2023 by the co-ordinate bench. He next submits that now on the fresh ground, the second anticipatory bail application has been filed, however, the learned Sessions Judge has been pleased to reject the same. He then submits that later on, investigation proceeded and it has come in para-127 of the case diary that the case under Section 498-A /34 of the Indian Penal Code is found to be true against Divya Vijay Singh, who happened to the husband of the informant and son of present petitioner. He also Neutral Citation No. ( 2026:JHHC:17012 ) -2- submits that it has further come in the said paragraph that the said allegation is not confirmed against Anita Devi and Reena Devi. He further submits that on 09.01.2026, it has been recorded in the case diary that the case under Sections 498-A/34 of the Indian Penal Code is made out against Divya Vijay Singh and the petitioner, as one cheque has been reimbursed in the account of the petitioner in the year 2021 itself at the time of marriage. He also submits that subsequently; the husband of the informant has already been provided the privilege of anticipatory bail in A.B.A. No. 7905 of 2023 by order dated 19.09.2023 by the co-ordinate bench. On these grounds, he submits that anticipatory bail may kindly be provided to the petitioner. 4. Learned A.P.P. appearing for the State has opposed the prayer and submits that earlier the prayer for anticipatory bail of this petitioner has already been rejected, in view of that this anticipatory bail application may kindly be rejected. 5. There is no doubt that earlier the prayer for anticipatory bail of this petitioner was rejected in A.B.A. No. 2922 of 2023 by order dated 28.06.2023 by the co-ordinate bench, however, in para-127 of the case diary, it has been revealed that the case under Sections 498-A/34 of the Indian Penal Code has been found to be true against the husband Divya Vikash Singh, who is the son of this petitioner. In paragraph nos. 136 and 137 of the case diary, it has come that on 09.01.2026, the said allegation is also found to be true against the petitioner, as one cheque has been reimbursed in the account of this petitioner at the time of marriage of the son of this petitioner in the year 2021 and later on, the husband of the informant has already been provided the privilege of anticipatory bail in the aforementioned A.B.A. by the co-ordinate bench. Further, it is well settled that in the changed circumstance, Neutral Citation No. ( 2026:JHHC:17012 ) -3- second anticipatory bail application can be maintained. 6. In the attending facts and circumstances of the case, I am inclined to grant anticipatory bail to the petitioner, above named. 7. Accordingly, the petitioner, named above, 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, 1st Class, Dhanbad, in connection with Dhansar P.S. Case No. 251 of 2022, subject to conditions as laid down under Section 482 (2) of Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023. (Sanjay Kumar Dwivedi, J.) Dated:-12.06.2026 Satyarthi/-