2026:JHHC:235 1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI ABA No.7518 of 2025 Ramawtar @ Ramavtar Saw, aged about 31 years, son of Arjun Saw, resident of 01, Panchayat Chatti, Ganv Chatti, P.O.- Nawagrh, P.S. Dhanwar, District Giridih …. Petitioner Versus The State of Jharkhand … Opp. Party -------- CORAM: HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE SANJAY KUMAR DWIVEDI ------ For the Petitioner : Mr. Ankit Kumar, Advocate For the State : Mr. Rajneesh Vardhan, APP ------ 2/07.01.2026 Heard learned counsel appearing on behalf of Petitioner and learned counsel appearing on behalf of the State. 2. The petitioner is apprehending his arrest in connection with Dhanwar P.S. Case No. 149 of 2025, registered under Sections 126(2), 115(2), 85, 352 and 351 (2) of the B.N.S. Act, 2023 and under section 3/4 of the Dowry Prohibition Act, pending in the Court of learned Judicial Magistrate, 1st Class, Giridih. 3. Learned counsel appearing for the petitioner submits that petitioner happened to be husband of the informant and the marriage was solemnized in the year 2010, however the FIR has been lodged in the year 2025 after 15 years and the false allegation is made of demand of dowry of Rs.5,00,000/-. 4. Learned counsel appearing for the State opposed the prayer and submits that petitioner happened to be husband of the informant. 5. Considering that the marriage was solemnized in the year 2010 and the allegation of demand of dowry is of the year 2025 and that petitioner happened to be husband of the informant and in that view of the matter, the petitioner above named is directed to surrender before the learned Court within three weeks and the learned Court shall release the petitioner on such terms and condition or sureties, the learned Court deem fit and proper. (Sanjay Kumar Dwivedi, J.) 07.01.2026 R.Kumar