[2026:JHHC:20970] -1- IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI A.B.A. No. 3923 of 2026 Ravi Kumar Mahto, aged about 28 years, son of Meghnath Mahto, resident of Kedla Basti, Near Shiv Mandir, P.O.- Kedla, P.S.- Mandu, District- Ramgarh, Jharkhand. ..... … Petitioner Versus The State of Jharkhand ..... … Opposite Party -------- CORAM : HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE SANJAY KUMAR DWIVEDI ------ For the Petitioner : Ms. Shalaka Srivastava, Advocate. : Mr. Anurag Kashyap, Advocate. : Ms. Komal S. Narayan, Advocate. For the State : Mr. N.K. Ganjhu, A.P.P. ------ 03/ 15.07.2026 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned A.P.P for the State. 2. The petitioner is apprehending his arrest in connection with Ranchi Sadar P.S. Case No. 177 of 2026, registered for the offence under Section 69 of Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023, pending in the Court of learned Judicial Magistrate-IV, Ranchi. 3. Learned counsel appearing for the petitioner submits that the informant is aged about 33 years and a major lady and working in a private company. She next submits that the informant met with this petitioner in the year 2023 through Instagram and at the first time in May, 2024, they have met and established physical relationship. She further submits that what has happened that is consensual in nature and further the allegations are made that on the false pretext of marriage, the relationship was established by this petitioner. She also submits that false allegations are made against this petitioner. On these grounds, she submits that anticipatory bail may kindly be provided to the petitioner. 4. Learned A.P.P. appearing for the State has opposed the [2026:JHHC:20970] -2- prayer and submits that the allegations are there of establishing the relationship with the informant on the false pretext of marriage. On these grounds, he submits that anticipatory bail may kindly be rejected. 5. On perusal of the FIR, it transpires that the informant is a major lady and this petitioner has come into the contact with the informant through Instagram in the year 2023 and in May, 2024, they have met and established the physical relationship and that was going on several times and that is stated in the FIR itself, wherein the FIR has been lodged on 10.04.2026, the allegations, prima facie suggests that what has happened that is consensual in nature. 6. In the attending facts and circumstances of the case, I am inclined to grant anticipatory bail to the petitioner, above named. 7. Accordingly, the petitioner, named above, is directed to surrender before the learned court within three weeks from today and in the event of his surrender / arrest, the petitioner shall be released on bail, on furnishing bail bonds of Rs. 25,000/- (twenty five thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each, to the satisfaction of learned Judicial Magistrate-IV, Ranchi, in connection with Ranchi Sadar P.S. Case No. 177 of 2026, subject to conditions as laid down under Section 482 (2) of Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023. (Sanjay Kumar Dwivedi, J.) Dated:-15.07.2026 Amitesh/-