2026:JHHC:17308 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI A.B.A. No. 3096 of 2026 ------ xxx .... .... …. Petitioner Versus The State of Jharkhand .... .... .... Opposite Party CORAM : HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SANJAY KUMAR DWIVEDI For the Petitioner : Ms. Nitu Sinha, Advocate For the State : Mr. Arup Kumar Dey, A.P.P. ------ 02/16.06.2026 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned counsel for the State. 2. The petitioner is apprehending his arrest in connection with Pakur (Town) Malpahari O.P.P.S. Case No. 104 of 2025, registered for the offence under Sections 137(2), 96 and 3(5) of Bhartiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023, pending in the court of learned Sub Divisional Judicial Magistrate, Pakur. 3. Learned counsel appearing for the petitioner submits that the petitioner happens to be aunt of the victim girl. She submits that son of this petitioner has been granted anticipatory bail by this court in A.B.A. No.6075 of 2025. According to her, only to grab the land of the petitioner, false allegations are made. She submits one of the co-accused has been granted anticipatory bail in A.B.P. No.292 of 2025 by the learned Sessions Judge and other co-accused persons have been granted regular bail. She also submits that the petitioner is having no criminal antecedent as disclosed in para 13 of the petition. 4. Learned counsel appearing for the State opposes the prayer and submits that the allegations are there that the petitioner was helping to marry the victim girl by the boy namely Chandan Saha. 5. Considering that Chandan Saha has been granted anticipatory bail in A.B.A. No.6075 of 2025 and other co-accused persons have been granted anticipatory bail and regular as aforesaid, in the attending facts and circumstances, I am inclined to grant anticipatory bail to the petitioner. 6. Accordingly, the above-named petitioner is directed to surrender before the learned court within two weeks from today and in the event of his arrest or surrender, he shall be enlarged on bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs.25,000/- (Twenty Five Thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned Sub Divisional Judicial Magistrate, Pakur, in connection with Pakur (Town) Malpahari O.P.P.S. Case No. 104 of 2025, subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 482(2) of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023. (Sanjay Kumar Dwivedi, J.) Anit Uploaded 16.06.2026