2026:JHHC:25031 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI A.B.A. No.4722 of 2026 ---- Vishal Dev Mahato, aged about 28 years, son of Satya Narayan Mahato, resident of Village Benagaria, P.O. Chirkunda, P.S.-Pachet, District – Dhanbad, Jharkhand. …. …. Petitioner(s) Versus The State of Jharkhand …. …. Opposite Party ---- CORAM: HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE SANJAY KUMAR DWIVEDI ---- For the Petitioner(s) : Mr. Zaid Ahmed, Adv. For the State : Mr. Sanat Kr. Jha, A.P.P. ---- 02/Dated: 19th August, 2026 1. Heard learned counsel appearing for the petitioner as well as the learned counsel appearing for the State. 2. The petitioner is apprehending their arrest in connection with Dhanbad Mahila P.S. Case No.09 of 2026 for the alleged offences registered under Sections 69, 79 & 3(5) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, pending in the Court of learned Judicial Magistrate, 1st Class, Dhanbad. 3. Learned counsel appearing for the petitioner submits that the petitioner has falsely been implicated in this case and whatever has happened was consensual in nature. He next submits that the petitioner and the informant had met for the first time in the year 2016 and they again met in the year 2021, and thereafter, they were meeting regularly. Learned counsel further submits that at one point of time, the marriage was also fixed with the consent of both the families. However, the marriage could not be solemnized. He submits that a false allegation has been made against the petitioner of establishing a relationship on the false pretext of marriage. On these grounds, he submits that anticipatory bail may kindly be granted. 4. Learned counsel appearing for the State opposes the prayer and submits that there are allegations of establishing a relationship on the false pretext of marriage. 5. From perusal of the FIR, it transpires that the informant herself has stated that in the year 2016, she had come into contact with the petitioner. In 2026:JHHC:25031 Page | 2 A.B.A. No.4722 of 2026 the year 2021, they met and established a relationship, and thereafter, the same continued for several times. Even the informant had gone to the house of the petitioner. In view of the above, it appears what has happened appears to be consensual in nature. 6. In the attending facts and circumstances of this case, I am inclined to provide anticipatory bail to the petitioner. Accordingly, the petitioner, above named, is hereby directed to surrender before the learned Court within three weeks from today, and in the event of his surrender/arrest, the petitioner, above named, shall be released on bail, on furnishing bail bond of Rs.25,000/- (Rupees Twenty Five Thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each, to the satisfaction of learned Judicial Magistrate, 1st Class, Dhanbad in connection with Dhanbad Mahila P.S. Case No.09 of 2026, subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 482(2) of Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023. (Sanjay Kumar Dwivedi, J.) Dated: 19th August, 2026 Amar/- Uploaded on 22.08.2026