( 2026:JHHC:17217 ) IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI A. B. A. No. 3079 of 2026 Raj Kumar Singh, aged about 30 years, son of Sonamani Singh, resident of village-Gorabali, P.O. and P.S. Balidih, District-Bokaro ...... … Petitioner Versus The State of Jharkhand .…. … Opposite Party -------- CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SANJAY KUMAR DWIVEDI For the Petitioner :Mr. Sanjay Kumar Sinha, Advocate For the State : Mr. Achinto Sen, A.P.P. 02/ 15.06.2026: Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned counsel for the State. 2. The petitioner is apprehending his arrest in connection with Balidih P.S. Case No. 48 of 2026, registered under sections 109, 86, 115(2), 126(2) read with 3(5) of BNS, pending in the Court of learned S.D.J.M, Bokaro. 3. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that petitioner happens to be husband of the informant and false allegation is made against the petitioner of demand of dowry and trying to kill the informant. He next submits that alleged occurrence is said to be occurred on 14.12.2025 whereas F.I.R has been registered on 18.02.2026 and in view of that petitioner may kindly be granted privilege of anticipatory bail. 4. Learned counsel for the State opposes the prayer and submits that there are serious allegation of trying to strangulate the informant that has come in the order of the learned Sessions Judge and doctor has also opined on the point of strangulating in the case diary. 5. Looking into contents of F.I.R, it transpires that there are serious allegation against the petitioner of strangulating the informant with the help of rope. It has also come in the order of the learned Sessions Judge that doctor has mentioned injury over the neck as bruise over the neck front ( 2026:JHHC:17217 ) side ¾ of total neck region and ½ width which prima facie supports the allegation of strangulating with the help of rope. The petitioner happens to be husband of the informant and there is direct allegation of strangulating the informant. 6. In the attending facts and circumstances of the case, I am not inclined to grant anticipatory bail to the petitioner. Accordingly, his prayer for their anticipatory bail is hereby rejected. Dt.15.06.2026 ( Sanjay Kumar Dwivedi, J.) satyarthi-