Neutral Citation No. ( 2026:JHHC:10774-DB ) IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI Cr. Appeal (DB) No. 373 of 2026 Biti Kisku @ Biti Dee, daughter of Pran Kisku, resident of Village: Barmasiya, PO & PS: Tinpahar, District: Sahibganj. ... Appellant Versus The State of Jharkhand … Respondent --- CORAM: HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE RONGON MUKHOPADHYAY HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE PRADEEP KUMAR SRIVASTAVA For the Appellant : Mr. Gautam Kumar, Advocate For the State : A.P.P. --- 03/16.04.2026 Heard the learned counsel for the respective sides. This appeal is directed against the order dated 16.02.2026 passed in A.B.P. No. 105/2026, arising out of Barhait P.S. Case No. 194/2025 by the learned Sessions Judge, Sahibganj, whereby and whereunder, the prayer for anticipatory bail of the appellant has been rejected. It has been alleged that the informant was taken by the appellant and one Charan Hansda to Delhi on the allurement of providing a job. It has further been alleged that the informant was engaged as a domestic help but she was not paid her remuneration and ultimately, the accused persons had brought her home on 17.11.2025 after which the First Information Report was instituted. Submission has been advanced by the learned counsel for the appellant that the co-accused Charan Hansda has been granted regular bail in Cr. Appeal (DB) No. 343 of 2026. It has further been submitted that it was on behest of the accused persons, the informant had returned back to her village and it seems that the case has been instituted only on account of non-payment of the remuneration which was accumulated to her on account of being engaged as domestic help. Learned APP has opposed the prayer for anticipatory bail of the appellant. There does not appear any allegation of sexual exploitation and in fact, it was the appellant and the other co-accused who had not paid the remuneration. The informant returned back to her village, subsequent to which the First Information Report has been instituted. Only dispute appears to be with respect to the informant not being paid her remuneration. On consideration of the aforesaid facts, we while setting aside the order dated 16.02.2026 passed in A.B.P. No. 105/2026, arising out of Barhait P.S. Case No. 194/2025 by the learned Sessions Judge, Sahibganj direct the appellant to surrender before the learned trial court within four weeks from today and on such surrender, she shall be released on bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs. 10,000/- (Ten Thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned S.D.J.M, Sahibganj in connection with Barhait P.S. Case No. 194/2025, subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 482(2) of the Bhartiya Nagrik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023. This appeal is allowed. (RONGON MUKHOPADHYAY, J.) (PRADEEP KUMAR SRIVASTAVA, J.) 16.04.2026 S.B. Uploaded on 17.04.2026 -2-