2026:JHHC:9233 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI A.B.A. No.1074 of 2026 ------ Madhur Bajpai, son of Ashok Bajpai, resident of H. No.7, Dimna Road, Rajendra Nagar, P.O. & P.S. Mango, Jamshedpur, District East Singhbhum .... .... …. Petitioner Versus The State of Jharkhand .... .... .... Opposite Party CORAM : HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SANJAY KUMAR DWIVEDI For the Petitioner : Mr. Shravan Kumar, Advocate For the State : Mr. Pankaj Mishra, A.P.P. ------ 02/01.04.2026 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned A.P.P for the State. 2. The petitioner is apprehending his arrest in connection with R.I.T. P.S. Case No. 54 of 2025, registered for the offence under Sections 3, 4, 5 and 7 of Immoral Traffic (Prevention) Act, pending in the court of learned Sub Divisional Judicial Magistrate, Seraikella. 3. Learned counsel appearing for the petitioner submits that the petitioner is not named in the FIR and in course of investigation, the name of petitioner has surfaced because the petitioner happens to the be the owner of the house in question and the allegations are made of brothel being run in the said house by another accused person Guriya Kumari. He submits that the said house was rented out to Guriya Kumari. The petitioner has no criminal antecedent as disclosed in para 7 of the bail application. 4. Learned A.P.P. appearing for the State has opposed the prayer and submits that the petitioner happens to be the owner of the said house. 5. Considering that the petitioner is owner and it has been pointed out that the said house was rented out by the petitioner to the said Guriya Kumari and only because he is the owner of the said house, the petitioner’s name has surfaced and the petitioner is not having criminal antecedent as disclosed in para 7 of the bail application, and in that view of the matter, the petitioner, named above, is directed to surrender before the learned Court within two weeks from today and the learned Court shall release the petitioner on such terms and conditions or the sureties as the learned Court may deem fit and proper. (Sanjay Kumar Dwivedi, J.) Anit Uploaded 04.04.2026