( 2026:JHHC:21560 ) IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI A.B.A. No. 3955 of 2026 ------ 1. Savita Devi @ Sarita Devi, aged about 40 years, W/o Late Deepak Kumar Gupta 2. Ravindar Kumar Tarwe @Ravindar Kumar, aged about 22 years, S/o Prakash Ram Tarwe @ Prakash Ram 3. Prakash Ram Tarwe @ Prakash Ram, aged about 50 years, S/o Late Saryu Ram Tarwe 4. Kunti Devi, aged about 44 years, W/o Prakash Ram Tarwe @ Prakash Ram Petitioner No.1 is R/o Village- Nawadih, PO- Sonardih, PS- Jamua, District- Giridih & Petitioner nos.2 to 4 are resident of Village – Hadodih Chakradaha, PO and PS- Bengabad, District- Giridih. . .... .... …. Petitioners Versus The State of Jharkhand .... .... .... Opposite Party CORAM : HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SANJAY KUMAR DWIVEDI For the Petitioners : Mr. Shree Nivas Roy, Advocate For the State : Mr. Sunil Kr. Dubey, A.P.P. ------ 02/21.07.2026 Heard learned counsel for the petitioners and learned counsel for the State. 2. The petitioners are apprehending their arrest in connection with Jamua P.S. Case No.05/ 2026, registered for the offence under Sections 127 (1), 127(2), 3(5) of the Bhartiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023, Sections 09/10/ 11 of Prohibition of Child Marriage Act and Section 31 of Domestic Violence Act and the case is pending in the court of learned Judicial Magistrate, 1st Class, Giridih. 3. Learned counsel appearing for the petitioners submits that petitioners have falsely been implicated in this case and allegations have been levelled that marriage of minor girl was solemnized with petitioner no.2. 4. He next submits that false allegations are made of solemnizing the marriage of minor daughter. However only ring ceremony has been done. Marriage was being planned to be done later on. He then submits that these facts have been stated by two witnesses at Paras 10 and 11 of the case diary. As such, petitioners may be enlarged on anticipatory bail. 5. Learned counsel appearing for the State has opposed the prayer and submits that the allegations are there of solemnizing the marriage of minor girl. ( 2026:JHHC:21560 ) 6. On perusal of Paras 10 and 11 of the case diary, it reveals that on reaching the place i.e. Iswar Smriti Bhawan, Giridih, it has been found that only the ring ceremony was solemnized and on that day, marriage was not solemnized. As such, I am inclined to provide privilege of anticipatory bail to the petitioners. 7. Accordingly, the above-named petitioners are directed to surrender before the learned Court below within two weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of this order and in the event of their arrest or surrender, they shall be enlarged on anticipatory bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs.25,000/- (Twenty Five Thousand) each with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned Judicial Magistrate, 1st Class, Giridih, in connection with Jamua P.S. Case No.05/ 2026, subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 482(2) of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023. (Sanjay Kumar Dwivedi, J.) 21.07.2026 Sandeep/ Uploaded/