2025:JHHC:14893 1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI A.B.A. No.3191 of 2025 ------ Deepak Kumar Sahu, son of late Lalan Sahu, R/o Prince Chowk, P.O., P.S. & District Simdega. … … Petitioner Versus 1. The State of Jharkhand. 2. Victim. … … Opposite Parties ------ CORAM : SRI ANANDA SEN, J. ------ For the Petitioner(s) : Mr. Manjeet Kumar Choudhary, Advocate. For the State : Ms. Snehlika Bhagat, A.P.P. ----- 02/ 10.06.2025 Heard the parties at length. 2. This anticipatory bail application under Section 482 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita (BNSS), 2023, has been preferred by the petitioner apprehending his arrest, for offence under Section 376 IPC. 3. Learned A.P.P. representing the State opposes the prayer for anticipatory bail. 4. From the F.I.R., it is clear that since five years before lodging of the F.I.R., physical relationship continued between the petitioner and the informant. It is alleged that both of them being major, came close to each other and on the pretext of marriage, this relationship including physical relationship continued for five years but later on as the petitioner refused to marry the victim lady, this F.I.R. has been lodged. 5. Considering the period of relationship and the fact that this is a case which has been lodged on refusal of marriage, I am inclined to enlarge this petitioner on anticipatory bail. 2025:JHHC:14893 2 6. Accordingly, this Anticipatory Bail Application stands allowed. The petitioner, above named, is directed to surrender before the learned court below within four weeks from the date of receipt of copy of this order and on the event of his surrender or arrest, he shall be released on bail on furnishing bail bonds of Rs.20,000/- (Rupees Twenty Thousand) each, with two sureties of the like amount each, to the satisfaction of learned Judicial Magistrate, Ranchi, in connection with Lalpur P.S. Case No.81 of 2025, subject to the condition that one of the bailers should be a close relative of the petitioner and other should be a resident of State of Jharkhand, having sufficient landed property in his name or in the name of his ancestors in which he is having share and to that effect, he has to file an affidavit before the Trial Court indicating his share in the property. (ANANDA SEN, J.) Prashant. Cp-3