( 2026:JHHC:18783 ) IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI A. B. A. No. 3398 of 2026 1. Laxami Kumari @ Laxmi Kumari, aged about 21 years, daughter of Mojilal Ravidas, resident of village Jhirki Ravidas Tola, P.O. and P.S. Kathara, District-Bokaro (Jharkhand) 2. Tara Kumari, aged about 24 years, wife of Bablu Kumar Das, resident of village Badkitand, Dugdha Coal Washery, P.O. Dugdha Coal Washery, P.S. Dugdha, District-Bokaro, Jharkhand. ...... … Petitioners Versus 1.The State of Jharkhand 2. Geeta Devi, daughter of Bhuneshwar Ravidas, wife of Mojilal Ravidas, presently residing at village Potamdaga, P.O.and P.S. Rajrappa District- Ramgarh (Jharkhand) .…. … Opposite Parties -------- CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SANJAY KUMAR DWIVEDI For the Petitioners :Mr. Saurav Singh, Advocate For the State : Mr. Sunil Kr. Dubey, A.P.P. (Through V.C.) 02/ 29.06.2026: Heard learned counsel for the petitioners and learned counsel for the State (through V.C.). 2. The petitioners are apprehending their arrest in connection with Complaint Case No. 209 of 2025 registered under sections 85/3(5) of BNS and section 3/4 of Dowry Prohibition Act, pending in the Court of learned S.D.J.M, Ramgarh. 3. Learned counsel for the petitioners submits that petitioners are step daughters of the complainant and false allegation of demand of dowry and torture has been made. He next submits that although the case is arising out of complaint case however, the petitioners are having apprehension of arrest. On these grounds, he submits that the petitioners may kindly be provided privilege of anticipatory bail. 4. Learned counsel for the State appearing through video conferencing opposes the prayer and submits that petitioners happened to be step daughters of the complainant. 5. The matter is arising out of the complaint case and in the complaint case there is no requirement of custodial investigation and further ( 2026:JHHC:18783 ) in the complaint case, there are general and omnibus allegation against all the accused persons of torture and demand of dowry. Prima facie the case of the petitioners is coming within the purview of judgment of the Hon’ble Supreme Court in the case of Satender Kumar Antil V. Central Bureau of Investigation and Another, reported in (2002) 10 SCC 51 and in that view of the matter, the petitioners, named above, are directed to surrender before the learned court within two weeks from today and the learned court shall release the petitioners on such terms and conditions or the sureties as the learned court may deem fit and proper. 6. This anticipatory bail application is disposed of. Dt.29.06.2026 ( Sanjay Kumar Dwivedi, J.) satyarthi-