( 2026:JHHC:21173 ) -1- A.B.A. No. 3872 of 2026 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI A.B.A. No. 3872 of 2026 Shikha Kumari, aged about 48 years, W/o Deepak Kumar, R/o Flat No.102, City Centre, Ruby Circular Road, Dhanbad, Nirsa cum Chirkunda, P.O. Chirkunda, P.S. Chirkunda, Dist.- Dhanbad … Petitioner -Versus- The State of Jharkhand … Opposite Party ----- CORAM: HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE SANJAY KUMAR DWIVEDI ----- For the Petitioner : Mr. Rajan Sahay, Advocate Mrs. Nanda Kumari, Advocate For the State : Mr. Pankaj Kumar, P.P. ----- 05/18.07.2026 Heard learned counsel appearing for the petitioner and learned counsel appearing for the State. 2. The petitioner is apprehending her arrest in connection with Sadar P.S. Case No.65/2025, registered for the offence under Sections 318(2), 318(4), 319(2), 336(3), 338, 3(5) of the BNS, pending in the Court of the learned Judicial Magistrate, Ranchi. 3. Learned counsel appearing for the petitioner submits that the petitioner is the purchaser of the land in question and she has purchased the land in the year 2018. He further submits that Lal Vijay Nath Sahdeo has sold the land to the petitioner and he has been granted anticipatory bail by this Court in A.B.A. No.3961 of 2025. He next submits that another co-accused has been granted anticipatory bail by this Court in A.B.A. No.1885 of 2026. He also submits that the petitioner is having no criminal antecedent, as disclosed in paragraph 14 of this application. On these grounds, he submits that anticipatory bail may kindly be granted to the petitioner. 4. Learned counsel appearing for the State opposed the prayer and submits that the allegations are there of fraudulent transfer of land. ( 2026:JHHC:21173 ) -2- A.B.A. No. 3872 of 2026 5. Considering that the petitioner is the purchaser and vendor has been granted anticipatory bail by this Court in the aforesaid A.B.A. and the petitioner is having no criminal antecedent, as disclosed in paragraph 14 of this application and in the attending facts and circumstances of the case, I am inclined to extend the privilege of anticipatory bail to the petitioner. 6. Accordingly, the above-named petitioner is directed to surrender before the learned Court within three weeks from today and in the event of her arrest or surrender, she 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 Judicial Magistrate, Ranchi in connection with Sadar P.S. Case No.65/2025, subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 482(2) of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023. (Sanjay Kumar Dwivedi, J.) Dated: 18th July, 2026 Ajay/