Md. Tarique Anwar v. the State of Jharkhand
Case brief
What is this about?
Anticipatory bail application allowed by the High Court of Jharkhand at Ranchi in A.B.A. No. 2042 of 2026, decided 11.05.2026 by Hon'ble Mr. Justice Sanjay Kumar Dwivedi (single judge). Petitioner: Md. Tarique Anwar (husband of the informant); Opposite Parties: The State of Jharkhand and Nuzhat Parween @ Nuzhat Perween. Concerns Balidih P.S. Case No.359 of 2025 pending before learned S.D.J.M., Bokaro, registered under Sections 85, 352, 3(5) of the Bhartiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 and Section 3/4 of the Dowry Prohibition Act, 1961. Counsel: Baibhaw Gahlaut for petitioner; Bishambhar Shastri, A.P.P. for the State. Relief: surrender within three weeks; bail on bond of Rs.25,000/- with two like sureties; conditions per Section 482(2), Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023. Keywords: anticipatory bail, A.B.A., dowry, BNS 2023, Dowry Prohibition Act, BNSS 2023, Jharkhand.
What did the court decide?
Anticipatory bail granted: petitioner to surrender within three weeks; on arrest or surrender, to be enlarged on bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs.25,000/- with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the learned S.D.J.M., Bokaro, subject to conditions under Section 482(2) of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023.