( 2026:JHHC:21755 ) IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI A. B. A. No. 3380 of 2026 Subhash Gorai, aged about 56 years, son of late Bholanath Gorai, resident of Burudih, Post Burudih, P.O. and P.S. Burudih, District-Seraikella-Kharsawan ...... … Petitioner Versus The State of Jharkhand .…. … Opposite Party -------- CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SANJAY KUMAR DWIVEDI For the Petitioner :Mr. J.N. Upadhyay, Advocate For the State : Mr. Saket Kumar, A.P.P. For the Informant : Mr. Vikas Kumar, Advocate 02/ 23.07.2026: Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned counsel for the State and learned counsel for the Informant. 2. The petitioner is apprehending his arrest in connection with Gamharia P.S. Case No. 15 of 2026, registered under sections 80(2), 3(5) of BNS, pending in the Court of learned Chief Judicial Magistrate, Seraikella. 3. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner has been falsely implicated in this case. He next submits that daughter-in-law of the petitioner has committed suicide by way hanging herself in a room and the petitioner was not present there. On these grounds, he submits that the petitioner may kindly be provided privilege of anticipatory bail. 4. Learned counsels for the State and informant oppose the prayer and submit that doctor has opined that injury may be caused due to throttling and strangulation and the petitioner was found absconding and in view of that the anticipatory bail of the petitioner may kindly be rejected. 5. There is direct allegation against the petitioner of demanding additional dowry along with his son who happens to be husband of the deceased. In para 25 of the case diary it has come that doctor has opined that cause of injury may be due to throttling and strangulation. Further in paras 5, 6, 31 and 32 of the case diary the witnesses have fully supported ( 2026:JHHC:21755 ) the case of prosecution and in para 30 of the case diary it has come that the petitioner was found absconding. 6. In the attending facts and circumstances of the case, I am not inclined to grant anticipatory bail to the petitioner. Accordingly, the prayer for anticipatory bail of the petitioner is hereby rejected. Dt.23.07.2026 ( Sanjay Kumar Dwivedi, J.) satyarthi-