( 2026:JHHC:11439 ) IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI A. B. A. No. 1574 of 2026 Ikramul Hak @ Md. Akramul Haque, aged about 30 years, son of Md. Farid @ Farid Mian, resident of village-Kherda, P.O. and P.S. Gawan, District-Giridih, Jharkhand ...... … Petitioner Versus The State of Jharkhand .…. … Opposite Party -------- CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SANJAY KUMAR DWIVEDI For the Petitioner :Mr. Pran Pranay, Advocate For the State : Mrs. Shweta Singh, A.P.P. 02/ 20.04.2026: Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned counsel for the State. 2. The petitioner is apprehending his arrest in connection with Gawan P.S. Case No. 131 of 2025 registered under sections 126(2), 115(2), 82, 61 of BNS, 2023, under Section 4 of Muslim Women (Protection of Right on Marriage Act) 2019 & under sections 3, 4 of Dowry Prohibition Act, pending in the Court of learned J.M. Ist, Class, Giridih. 3. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that petitioner happens to be husband of informant. He next submits that earlier the informant has lodged F.I.R being Gawan P.S. Case No. 04/2025 for the same allegation and after ten months the present F.I.R has been lodged against the petitioner for the same allegation. He next submits that even the allegations of torture and demand of dowry are false. On these grounds, he submits that the petitioner may kindly be provided privilege of anticipatory bail. 4. Learned counsel for the State opposes the prayer and submits that petitioner happens to be husband of the informant. 5. Considering that petitioner happens to be husband of informant and earlier for the same allegation Gawan P.S. Case No. 04/2025 has been lodged against the petitioner and after ten months, the present case has ( 2026:JHHC:11439 ) been lodged against the petitioner and in that view of the matter, petitioner is directed to surrender before the learned court within two weeks from today and the learned court shall release the petitioner on terms and conditions and sureties as learned court deems fit and proper. 6. This anticipatory bail application is disposed of. Dt.20.04.2026 ( Sanjay Kumar Dwivedi, J.) satyarthi-