2026:JHHC:18163 1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND, RANCHI ---- A.B.A. No. 3204 of 2026 ---- Kumar Navneet aged about 23 years, son of Tribhuwan Ram, resident of Village Basaria, Post Hewai, PS Keredari, District Hazaribagh .... Petitioner -- Versus -- 1.The State of Jharkhand 2.The Victim (name, address and details have been given in sealed envelop) .... Opposite Parties ---- CORAM: HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE SANJAY KUMAR DWIVEDI --- For the Petitioner :- Mr. Ashok Kumar Singh, Advocate For the State :- Mrs Kumari Rashmi, Advocate ---- 2/22.06.2026 Heard learned counsels for petitioner and for State. 2. The petitioner is apprehending his arrest in connection with Katkamdag PS Case No.39 of 2026, for offence registered under section 64(1), 69, 84, 352, 351(3) and 3(5) of the BNS, 2023, pending in court of learned Judicial Magistrate First Class, Hazaribagh. 3. Learned counsel for petitioner submits that the petitioner has been falsely implicated in this case and what has happened was consensual. He next submits that under the influence of family members the informant has lodged the case against the petitioner. He next submits that even before the police, she wrote that the FIR has been lodged on force made by her family members and on these grounds, he submits that anticipatory bail to the petitioner may kindly be granted. 2026:JHHC:18163 2 4. Learned State counsel as well as the learned counsel for the informant jointly oppose the prayer and submit that there is direct allegation against the petitioner that by way of alluring her to provide job he has established relationship and further there is allegation of creating video and taking the intimate photographs and on these grounds they submit that anticipatory bail may kindly be rejected. 5. In the FIR the allegations are made that since 26.2.2026 to 7.3.2026 by way of administrating intoxication the petitioner has established relationship with the informant and even has taken intimate photographs of the informant and started blackmailing her and thereafter also has established relationship. Thus, there is direct allegation against the petitioner. Friendship is one of the aspect, however, taking the liberty and privacy of a woman is a serious thing, and in the attending facts and circumstances of the instant case, I am not inclined to grant anticipatory bail to the petitioner and as such the prayer for anticipatory bail of the petitioner is hereby rejected and consequently, A.B.A. No.3204 of 2026 is, hereby, dismissed. ( Sanjay Kumar Dwivedi, J.) 22.06.2026 SI/