MD Firoz Alam v. the State of Jharkhand
Anticipatory bail – Sections 482 & 484, Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023
Case brief
What is this about?
Jharkhand High Court, Ranchi; A.B.A. No. 3287 of 2025; Ananda Sen, J.; decided 17.06.2025. Anticipatory bail application under Sections 482 and 484 of BNSS 2023 by Md. Firoz Alam against arrest in Basantrai P.S. Case No.59 of 2024 (offences under Sections 323, 324, 379, 498(A) IPC and Section 3/4 Dowry Prohibition Act; pending before Judicial Magistrate 1st Class, Godda). Chargesheet submitted, cognizance taken, petitioner not shown as absconder and not arrested during investigation. Court found no apprehension of arrest on chargesheet submission and disposed of the application without granting bail. Keywords: anticipatory bail, apprehension of arrest, chargesheet, cognizance, FIR, 498A, dowry prohibition, Godda, Basantrai.
What did the court decide?
None; the anticipatory bail application was disposed of without grant of anticipatory bail.