2026:JHHC:1744 1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND, RANCHI ---- A.B.A. No. 345 of 2026 ---- Md. Firoz Kureshi @ Firoz Kureshi, aged about 37 years, son of Mahammad Ismail Kurshi, resident of Ispat Pally, B Zone, Durgapur Steel Town (M Copr.), PO and PS Durgapur, District Barddaman, West Bengal .... Petitioner -- Versus -- The State of Jharkhand .... Opposite Party ---- CORAM: HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE SANJAY KUMAR DWIVEDI --- For the Petitioner :- Mr. Ashish Kr. Thakur, Advocate For the State :- Mrs Anuradha Sahay, Advocate ---- 2/22.01.2026 Heard learned counsels for petitioner and for State. 2. The petitioner is apprehending his arrest in connection with Sahibganj (Mahila) P.S. Case No.15 of 2025, for offence registered under section 115(2), 118(1), 351(3), 352, 85 and 3(5) of BNS, 2023 and section 3 and 4 of Dowry Prohibition Act, pending in court of learned Chief Judicial Magistrate, Sahibganj. 3. Learned counsel for petitioner submits that the petitioner happened to be husband of the informant and she has voluntarily left the matrimonial house and the petitioner has issued legal notice by way of Annexure 2 series and has requested the informant to come back to the matrimonial house, however, the FIR has been lodged alleging torture and demand of dowry. 4. Learned State counsel opposes prayer and submits that the 2026:JHHC:1744 2 petitioner happened to be husband of the informant. 5. Annexure 2 series are the documents which suggest that the petitioner has taken efforts to settle the dispute and the petitioner is husband and in that view of the matter, the petitioner is directed to surrender before the learned concerned court within two weeks from today, and the learned court concerned shall release the petitioner, above named, on such terms and conditions as well as the sureties as the learned court may deem fit and proper. 6. This petition being A.B.A. No.345 of 2026 is dispose of. ( Sanjay Kumar Dwivedi, J.) 22.01.2026 SI/