[2026:JHHC:9687] -1- IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI A.B.A. No. 1388 of 2026 Nipun Pratap Singh, aged about- 36 years, s/o- Sunder Swaroop R/o- 107A, Rarauneeja P.O and P.S- Ronija, District Gautam Buddha Nagar, Uttar Pradesh. ..... … Petitioner Versus The State of Jharkhand ..... … Opposite Party -------- CORAM : HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE SANJAY KUMAR DWIVEDI ------ For the Petitioner : Mr. P.K. Singh, Advocate. : Mr. Karbir, Advocate. For the State : Mrs. Bandana Sinha, A.P.P. ------ 03/ 06.04.2026 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned A.P.P for the State. 2. The petitioner is apprehending his arrest in connection with B.S. City P.S. Case No. 172 of 2025, registered for the offence under Sections 126(2), 115(2), 85, 351(2) and 352 of Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 and Sections 3 and 4 of the Dowry Prohibition Act, pending in the court of learned Chief Judicial Magistrate, Bokaro. 3. Learned counsel appearing for the petitioner submits that the petitioner happened to be the husband of the informant and there are general and omnibus allegation against him of torture and demand of dowry. He next submits that the other family members have also been made accused in the case, however, they have already been provided the privilege of anticipatory bail by the learned Sessions Judge. He further submits that for the alleged occurrence of the year 2020-2023, the FIR has been lodged in the year 2025. On these grounds, he submits that anticipatory bail may kindly be provided to the petitioner. 4. Learned A.P.P. appearing for the State has opposed the [2026:JHHC:9687] -2- prayer and submits that the petitioner happened to be the husband of the informant. 5. Considering that there are general and omnibus allegation against all the accused persons and further the in-laws of the informant have already been provided the privilege of anticipatory bail by the learned Sessions Judge and further the alleged occurrence is of the year 2020-2023, wherein the FIR has been lodged in the year 2025, 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.) Dated:-06.04.2026 Amitesh/-