2026:JHHC:20280 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND, RANCHI A.B.A. No. 3690 of 2026 ---- Md. Sayyad Zafar @ Md. Sayyad aged about 19 years, son of Md. Jawwad @ Md. Jawad, resident of Village Bakaspur, Post and PS Muffasil, District Hazaribagh .... Petitioner -- Versus -- The State of Jharkhand .... Opposite Party ---- CORAM: HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE SANJAY KUMAR DWIVEDI --- For the Petitioner :- Mr. Ashok Kumar Singh, Advocate For the State :- Mr. Gautam Rakesh, Advocate ---- 2/09.07.2026 Heard learned counsels for petitioner and for State. 2. The petitioner is apprehending his arrest in connection with Hazaribag Muffasil PS Case No.34 of 2026, for offence registered under section 137(2), 140(1), 140(2), 3(5) of the BNS, 2023, pending in court of learned Chief Judicial Magistrate, Hazaribag. 3. Learned counsel for petitioner submits that the petitioner has been falsely implicated in this case and the allegations are made of kidnapping and the demand of ransom is not against the petitioner and on these grounds, he submits that anticipatory bail may kindly be granted. 4. Learned State counsel opposes prayer and submits that the petitioner is the person who has taken minor girl to the brother-in-law of the girl and the allegations are made of demand of Rs.5 lacs and on these grounds, he submits that anticipatory bail may kindly be rejected. 5. In the FIR the allegation is there against the petitioner that this petitioner has taken the victim to the brother-in-law of the victim and the victim is minor, thus, the role of the petitioner is there and further the allegations are made of demand of extortion of Rs.5 lacs, I am not inclined to grant anticipatory bail to petitioner, as such, prayer for anticipatory bail of the petitioner is, hereby, rejected, and consequently, this anticipatory bail application being A.B.A. No.3690 of 2026 is, hereby, dismissed. ( Sanjay Kumar Dwivedi, J.) 09.07.2026 SI/