2026:JHHC:18100 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI A.B.A. No. 3197 of 2026 ------ Yogeshwar Saw, aged about 38 years, son of Late Gulten Saw @ Gulteon Saw, resident of near Gyan Niketan School, P.O. and P.S. Giridih Town, District Giridih .... .... …. Petitioner Versus The State of Jharkhand .... .... .... Opposite Party CORAM : HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SANJAY KUMAR DWIVEDI For the Petitioner : Mr. Ankit Kumar, Advocate For the State : Ms. Anuradha Sahay, A.P.P. ------ 02/22.06.2026 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned counsel for the State. 2. The petitioner is apprehending his arrest in connection with Giridih (Mahila) P.S. Case No. 24 of 2025, registered for the offence under Sections 82(1), 115(2), 85, 117, 351(2), 352 and 3(5) of Bhartiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 and Sections 3/4 of the Dowry Prohibition Act, pending in the court of learned Chief Judicial Magistrate, Giridih. 3. Learned counsel appearing for the petitioner submits that the petitioner happens to be the husband and the marriage was solemnized in the year 2017 and after eight years of the said marriage, false case has been lodged. He further submits that there are general and omnibus allegation of demand of dowry and torture. He next submits that in the year 2022, one mediation was taken place for the matrimonial dispute and it was decided that they will settle the dispute. He also submits that false allegation is made of solemnizing second marriage by the petitioner. On these grounds, he submits that anticipatory bail may kindly be granted. 4. Learned counsel appearing for the State opposes the prayer and submits that the allegation of assault are there against the petitioner and in view of that anticipatory bail may kindly be rejected. 5. From the order of the learned Sessions Judge, it transpires that there is no injury however, the allegations are made of assault and further after eight of years of the marriage, the said dispute has taken place and once mediation has also taken place in the year 2022 and the second marriage by the petitioner has been denied, in the attending facts and circumstances, I am inclined to grant anticipatory bail to the petitioner. 2026:JHHC:18100 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 Chief Judicial Magistrate, Giridih, in connection with Giridih (Mahila) P.S. Case No. 24 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 23.06.2026