Jitendra Kumar vs The State Of Jharkhand … Opp. Party on 10 March, 2025

Jharkhand High Court

Jitendra Kumar vs The State Of Jharkhand … Opp. Party on 10 March, 2025

Author: Anil Kumar Choudhary

Bench: Anil Kumar Choudhary

            IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI
                          ABA No. 738 of 2024

                  Jitendra Kumar , aged about 35 years, son of Rajendra Prasad
                  Gupta, resident of Qr. No.12, Prabhat Colony, Near Shiv Mandir,
                  P.O. and P.S. Chas, District Bokaro (Jharkhand) ...     Petitioner

                                        Versus

                  The State of Jharkhand                   ...        opp. party


         Coram:      HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE ANIL KUMAR CHOUDHARY

            For the Petitioner          : Mr. R.S.Mazumdar, Sr. Adv.
                                        : Mr. Sahil, Adv.
            For the State               : Ms. Ruby Pandey, Addl.. PP
            For the informant           : Mrs. Ritu Kumar, Adv.



14 / 10.03.2025

Heard the parties.

Apprehending his arrest, the petitioner has
moved this Court for grant of privilege of anticipatory bail
in connection with Chas (Mahila ) P.S. Case No. 19 of 2023
registered under Sections 498A, 323, 34 of the Indian Penal
Code, Section 3/4 of the D.P.Act.

Learned senior counsel appearing for the petitioner
submits that the allegation against the petitioner is that the
petitioner being the husband treated the informant with
cruelty in connection with demand of dowry. It is then
submitted that the allegations against the petitioner are all
false and those allegations are general and omnibus in
nature. Drawing attention of the court to the supplementary
affidavit dated 05.03.2025, it is submitted by the learned
senior counsel for the petitioner that the transfer of Rs.
12,00,000/- to the bank account of the informant has been
made by the petitioner. Learned counsel for the informant
admits that the informant has received the said amount in
her account by way of transfer. It is next submitted that the
petitioner is ready to co-operate with the investigation of
the case and also undertakes to furnish sufficient security
including cash security and he undertakes not to annoy or
disturb the informant in any manner during pendency of the
case hence, the petitioner be given the privilege of
anticipatory bail.

The learned Addl. PP opposes the prayer for
anticipatory bail of the petitioner.

Considering aforesaid facts and circumstances of the
case, I am inclined to grant the privilege of anticipatory bail to
the petitioner. Hence, in the event of arrest by the police or
surrender within a period of six weeks from the date of this
order, the petitioner shall be released on bail on furnishing
bail bond of Rs. 25,000/- (Rupees Twenty Five Thousand)
with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of
learned JMFC, Bokaro in connection with Chas (Mahila ) P.S.
Case No. 19 of 2023 subject to the condition that the petitioner
will not annoy or disturb the informant in any manner
during pendency of the case and will co-operate with the
Investigation of the case and will appear before the
Investigating Officer as and when noticed by him and will
submit mobile number and photocopy of Aadhaar card at the
time of surrender in the court below with an undertaking not
to change mobile phone number during the pendency of the
case along with the other conditions laid down under section
438 (2) Cr. P.C..

It is made clear that the amount of Rs. 12,00,000/-
transferred to the account of the informant may be adjusted
towards maintenance if any, to be claimed by the informant in
future and the said deposit is without prejudice to the case of
the parties.

(ANIL KUMAR CHOUDHARY, J.)
Smita/-