Parshuram Paswan v. the State of Jharkhand
Anticipatory Bail – Sections 69, 352 and 351(2), Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023
Case brief
What is this about?
Anticipatory bail allowed by the High Court of Jharkhand (Sanjay Kumar Dwivedi, J.) on 06.05.2026 in A.B.A. No. 2247 of 2026, Parshuram Paswan v. The State of Jharkhand, arising from Garhwa P.S. Case No. 87 of 2026 under Sections 69, 352 and 351(2) of Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023, pending before learned C.J.M., Garhwa. FIR dated 05.02.2026 alleged physical relations on the false pretext of marriage; the Court, on the FIR's own contents (relationship two years prior, several meetings at different places), held the relationship prima facie consensual and granted anticipatory bail — surrender within three weeks, bail bond Rs.25,000/- with two like sureties, subject to Section 482(2) BNSS 2023 conditions.
What did the court decide?
Anticipatory bail — petitioner to surrender within three weeks and be enlarged on bail on a bail bond of Rs. 25,000/- with two sureties of the like amount each, to the satisfaction of learned C.J.M., Garhwa, in Garhwa P.S. Case No. 87 of 2026, subject to conditions under Section 482(2) of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023.