Sarfaraj @ Faiyaz @ Mohammad Sarfraz Ansari v. State of Jharkhand
Case brief
What is this about?
Jharkhand High Court, Ranchi – A.B.A. No. 1432 of 2026, decided 08.04.2026 by Sanjay Kumar Dwivedi, J. Anticipatory bail rejected where the petitioner, facing arrest in Barhi P.S. Case No.469 of 2025 under Sections 69, 318(4), 79, 351(2) and 3(5) BNS 2023 (relationship on false pretext of marriage; alleged obscene video of the informant and threat to circulate it unless the demanded amount was paid), argued the relationship negated the charges. Held: relationship is one aspect, taking away a woman's dignity and privacy is another. Keywords: anticipatory bail, BNS 2023, dignity and privacy of woman, obscene video threat, extortion, Hazaribagh SDJM.
What did the court decide?
Although the petitioner and the informant were admittedly in a relationship, the informant's allegations include that an obscene video of her was made and that she was threatened it would be made viral if the demanded amount was not paid to the petitioner.