( 2026:JHHC:25493 ) IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI A. B. A. No. 4781 of 2026 Nitik Kumar Bakhala, aged about 36 years, son of Mahadev Bakhala, resident of village-Kalakhajuri, P.O. Bargarh and P.S. Bhandaria Paraswar, District-Garhwa ...... … Petitioner Versus The State of Jharkhand .…. … Opposite Party -------- CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SANJAY KUMAR DWIVEDI For the Petitioner :Mrs. Moushmi Chatterjee, Advocate Mr. Apurv, Advocate For the State : Mr. Gautam Rakesh, A.P.P. 02/ 24.08.2026: Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned counsel for the State. 2. The petitioner is apprehending his arrest in connection with Garhwa (Mahila) P.S. Case No. 09 of 2026, registered under section 69 of the BNS, pending in the Court of learned Chief Judicial Magistrate, Garhwa. 3. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that false allegation has been made against the petitioner of establishing physical relationship on the pretext of marriage. She next submits what has happened that is consensual in nature. She next submits that allegations are made that physical relationship has been established in the year, 2014 which was continued and thereafter F.I.R has been registered on 09.05.2026. On these grounds, she submits that the petitioner may kindly be provided privilege of anticipatory bail. 4. Learned counsel for the State opposes the prayer and submits that allegations are there of establishing physical relationship on the pretext of false marriage. 5. On perusal of F.I.R it transpires that informant came into contact with the petitioner in the year, 2014 and physical relationship was established which was continued and thereafter the F.I.R has been ( 2026:JHHC:25493 ) registered on 09.05.2026. Prima facie it appears that what has happened that is consensual. 6. In the attending facts and circumstances of the case, I am inclined to grant anticipatory bail to the petitioner. Accordingly, the above named, petitioner 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 tswo sureties of the like amount each, to the satisfaction of learned Chief Judicial Magistrate, Garhwa, in connection with Garhwa (Mahila) P.S. Case No. 09 of 2026, subject to conditions as laid down under Section 482 (2) of B.N.S.S, 2023. Dt.24.08.2026 ( Sanjay Kumar Dwivedi, J.) satyarthi-