Vikash Singh v. the State of Jharkhand
Anticipatory Bail – offences under Sections 69 and 89, Bhartiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023
Case brief
What is this about?
A.B.A. No. 1714 of 2026, High Court of Jharkhand at Ranchi, decided 17.04.2026 by Justice Sanjay Kumar Dwivedi. Anticipatory bail sought by Vikash Singh apprehending arrest in Sukhdeonagar P.S. Case No. 22 of 2026 (Sections 69 and 89, Bhartiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023), pending before Judicial Magistrate, Ranchi, on allegations of a relationship on false pretext of marriage; FIR dated 18.01.2026, relationship per FIR since 2019 with a married complainant. Counsel: Avishek Prasad for petitioner; Sardhu Mahto, A.P.P. for State. Outcome: surrender within two weeks, release on court-deemed terms/sureties. Keywords: anticipatory bail, BNS 2023 Ss. 69, 89, false pretext of marriage, consensual relationship, married complainant.
What did the court decide?
Anticipatory bail: petitioner to surrender within two weeks and be released by the learned Court on such terms and conditions or sureties as it deems fit and proper.