[2026:JHHC:3354] -1- IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI A.B.A. No. 687 of 2026 Arun Yadav, aged about - 26 yrs, S/o - Chandrika Garain, R/o - Vill - Simariya, P.O. Dasaro, P.S. - Markacho, District - Kodarma. ..... … Petitioner Versus The State of Jharkhand ..... … Opposite Party -------- CORAM : HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE SANJAY KUMAR DWIVEDI ------ For the Petitioner : Mr. Binod Kumar Dubey, Advocate. For the State : Mr. S.K. Verma, A.P.P. ------ 03/ 09.02.2026 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned A.P.P for the State. 2. The petitioner is apprehending his arrest in connection with Markacho P.S. Case No. 54 of 2025, registered for the offence under Sections 126(2), 115(2), 117(2), 76, 303(2), 352 / 3(5) of Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023, pending in the court of learned Judicial Magistrate, 1st Class, Koderma. 3. Learned counsel appearing for the petitioner submits that there are case and counter case between the parties and free fight has taken place between them and both the sides have received injuries. He next submits that the chargesheet has already been submitted, however chargesheet under Section 76 of Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 is concerned, the same has not been submitted under that Section. He further submits that the petitioner is having no criminal antecedent and disclosure to that effect has been made in para-16 of the petition. 4. Learned A.P.P. appearing for the State has opposed the prayer and submits that the allegation of molestation is there. 5. Considering that the allegation against the petitioner is of molestation, however, chargesheet under that Section has not been [2026:JHHC:3354] -2- submitted, meaning thereby, that allegation has not been found to be true and further there are case and counter case and both the sides have received injuries and the petitioner is having no criminal antecedent and disclosure to that effect has been made in para-16 of the petition, I am inclined to grant anticipatory bail to the petitioner. 6. Accordingly, the petitioner, named above, is directed to surrender before the learned court within four weeks from today and in the event of her surrender / arrest, the petitioner, named above, shall be released on bail, on furnishing bail bonds of Rs. 25,000/- (twenty-five thousand), with two sureties of the like amount each, to the satisfaction of learned Judicial Magistrate, 1st Class, Koderma, in connection with Markacho P.S. Case No. 54 of 2025, subject to conditions as laid down under Section 482(2) of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023. (Sanjay Kumar Dwivedi, J.) Dated:-09.02.2026 Amitesh/-