[ 2026:JHHC:13117] -1- IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI A.B.A. No. 2027 of 2026 Gopal Choubey @ Gopal Shree Choubey, S/o Mahendera Choubey, aged about 39 years, resident of Village Manipur, P.O. and P.S. Mohrama, District Godda. ..... … Petitioner Versus The State of Jharkhand ..... … Opposite Party -------- CORAM : HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE SANJAY KUMAR DWIVEDI ------ For the Petitioner : Mr. Ankur Anand, Advocate. For the State : Mr. S.K. Srivastava, A.P.P. ------ 04/ 04.05.2026 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned A.P.P for the State. 2. The petitioner is apprehending his arrest in connection with Sahibganj (Mahila) P.S. Case No. 23 of 2025, registered for the offence under Sections 115, 118(1), 351(2), 352, 109, 85 and 3(5) of Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 and Section 3/4 of Dowry Prohibition Act, pending in the court of learned Chief Judicial Magistrate, Sahibganj. 3. Learned counsel appearing for the petitioner submits that the petitioner happened to be the husband of the informant and prior to lodging of the present FIR, the petitioner had already lodged an informatory petition before the S.D.O., Mahagama alleging therein that the informant has tried to administer poison to the entire family members. He next submits that there are general and omnibus allegations of making assault and demand of dowry against all the family members and the informant is living along with her parents since last four years. 4. Learned A.P.P. appearing for the State has opposed the prayer and submits that the petitioner happened to be the husband of [ 2026:JHHC:13117] -2- the informant. 5. Annexure-2 is a document, which is an informatory petition filed by the petitioner before the SDO, Mahagama, wherein it has been stated that the informant has tried to administer poison to entire family members and there are general and omnibus allegations against all the family members and further it has been pointed out that the informant is living with her parents since last four years, I am inclined to extend the privilege of anticipatory bail to the petitioner. 6. Accordingly, the above-named petitioner is directed to surrender before the learned Court within three weeks from today and in the event of her arrest or surrender, he shall be enlarged on bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs.25,000/- (Twenty Five Thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned Chief Judicial Magistrate, Sahibganj, in connection with Sahibganj (Mahila) P.S. Case No. 23 of 2025, subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 482(2) of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023. (Sanjay Kumar Dwivedi, J.) Dated:-04.05.2026 Amitesh/-