Case brief
What is this about?
Anticipatory bail application, A.B.A. No. 1394 of 2026, High Court of Jharkhand at Ranchi, decided 07.04.2026 by Justice Sanjay Kumar Dwivedi. Petitioner Chandan Kumar apprehending arrest in Barhi P.S. Case No. 269 of 2025 (Sections 87 and 3(5), Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023), pending before Sub-Divisional Judicial Magistrate, Hazaribag. Case stated by petitioner's counsel and informant's counsel to have been lodged under a misconception; informant filed a petition accordingly; girl now with informant. Court directed surrender within two weeks and release on terms/sureties deemed fit by the learned Court. Advocates: Md. Sajid Yunus (petitioner), Mrs. Amrita Kumari A.P.P. (State), Md. Ayub Ansari (informant).
What did the court decide?
Anticipatory-bail direction: petitioner to surrender before the learned Court within two weeks, and on surrender to be released on such terms and conditions or the sureties as the learned Court may deem fit and proper.