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2025 DAILYLAW 16258 (JHR)

SUDHIR KUMAR v. THE STATE OF JHARKHAND

B.A./5707/2025 · 2025-07-10

Anil Kumar Choudhary

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( 2025:JHHC:18706 ) IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI B.A. No.5707 of 2025 ------ Sudhir Kumar, aged about 24 years S/o of Basudev Bhuiyan, resident of village-Dono Resham, P.O.-Banha, P.S.-Mufassil, District- Hazaribagh. .... .... …. Petitioner Versus The State of Jharkhand .... .... .... Opposite Party ------ CORAM : HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE ANIL KUMAR CHOUDHARY ------ For the Petitioner : Mr. Gautam Kr. Pandey, Advocate : Mr. Manoj Kr. Choubey, Advocate For the State : Mr. Ajay Kr. Pathak, Addl.P.P ------ Order No.02 Dated- 10-07-2025 Heard the parties. The petitioner has been made accused in connection with Hazaribagh Muffasil P.S. Case No.39 of 2025 registered for the offence punishable under Section 69 of the B.N.S., 2023. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the allegation against the petitioner is that the petitioner has committed sexual intercourse with the victim by adopting deceitful means of promising to marry her. It is next submitted that the allegation against the petitioner is false. It is next submitted that at best, this is a case of consensual sexual relationship between the parties. It is next submitted that from para-32 of the case diary, it is evident that it is a clear-cut case of lover affair between the petitioner and the victim. It is next submitted that the petitioner has no criminal antecedent as has been mentioned in para-12 of this bail application. It is then submitted that the petitioner has been in custody since 21.03.2025 as is evident from para-13 of the instant bail application. It is further submitted that the petitioner undertakes that he will not annoy or disturb the informant or witnesses of the case in any manner during the trial of the case. It is lastly submitted that the petitioner also undertakes to co-operate with the trial of the case. Hence, it is submitted that the petitioner be released on bail. Learned counsel appearing for the State opposes the prayer for bail of the petitioner. Considering the facts of this case, the above-named petitioner is directed to be enlarged 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 the learned C.J.M., Hazaribagh in connection with Hazaribagh Muffasil P.S. Case No.39 of 2025 with the condition that he will co-operate with the trial of the case and furnish his mobile number and photocopy of the Aadhar Card in the court below with an undertaking that he will not change his mobile number during the trial of the case and he will not annoy or disturb the informant or witnesses of the case in any manner during the trial of the case. (Anil Kumar Choudhary, J.) Abhiraj/