2025:JHHC:14734 1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI B.A. No. 4756 of 2025 --- Md. Belal Khan, aged about 39 years, son of Md. Imran Khan, resident of Purana Budh Bazar, P.O. and P.S.-Giddi, District-Ramgarh ....Petitioner Versus The State of Jharkhand ....Opposite party --- CORAM: HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE DEEPAK ROSHAN --- For the Petitioner : M/s. Nilesh Kumar, Ayush Kumar Verma, Advocates For the State : Mr. Shashi Kumar Verma, A.P.P --- 02/05.06.2025 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned A.P.P for the State. 2. The Petitioner has approached this Court for grant of regular bail in connection with Ranchi Mahila P.S. Case No. 07/2025, registered for the offence under Sections 69/91/115 (2)/77 of BNS, 2023, pending in the Court of Smt. Archana Mishra, Judicial Magistrate, Ranchi. 3. Learned counsel for the Petitioner submits that the Petitioner has been falsely implicated in this case. He further submits that as per the F.I.R the informant is a major lady aged about 46 years and even if the allegation with respect to physical relationship is true it was made between two willing adult partners, which do not amount to rape as it does not come within the purview of Section 69 of BNS and the petitioner is in custody since 11.03.2025; as such, the petitioner may be enlarged on bail. 4. Learned A.P.P opposed the prayer for bail of the Petitioner. 5. Having regard to the aforesaid facts and circumstances of the case, I am inclined to enlarge the Petitioner on bail. Accordingly, the above-named Petitioner is directed to be enlarged on bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs. 20,000/- (Twenty Thousand Only) with two sureties 2025:JHHC:14734 2 of the like amount each to the satisfaction of Smt. Archana Mishra, Judicial Magistrate, Ranchi, in connection with Ranchi Mahila P.S. Case No. 07/2025. It is made clear that the Petitioner shall appear on each and every date before the learned trial court and he shall not threaten any witness and shall co-operate in trial and if any adverse report will come against this Petitioner, learned trial court shall be at liberty to cancel the bail of this Petitioner. (Deepak Roshan, J.) jk