( 2025:JHHC:16959 ) IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI B.A. No.5083 of 2025 ------ Sani Baitha, aged about 19 years, son of Bharath Baitha @ Bharat Baitha, R/o vill-Silama, P.O.-Birda, P.S.-Karra, Dist.-Khunti, Jharkhand. .... .... …. Petitioner Versus The State of Jharkhand .... .... .... Opposite Party ------ CORAM : HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE ANIL KUMAR CHOUDHARY ------ For the Petitioner : Mr. Karan Kaushik, Advocate For the State : Mr. P.D. Agrawal, Spl.P.P ------ Order No.02 Dated- 25-06-2025 Heard the parties. The petitioner has been made accused in connection with Chutia P.S. Case No.11 of 2025 registered for the offences punishable under Section 96 of the B.N.S., 2023. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the allegation against the petitioner is that the petitioner procured the minor victim girl. It is submitted that the allegation against the petitioner is false. It is next submitted that the minor victim girl in her statement before the child welfare committee has categorically stated that she knows the petitioner for 1.5 years and likes him and annoyed with her family members, she went to the house of the petitioner and police brought her back. It is next submitted that there is no allegation against the petitioner of procuring the minor girl as the minor victim girl herself voluntarily went to the house of the petitioner. It is next submitted that the petitioner has no criminal antecedent as has been mentioned in para-23 of this bail application. It is next submitted that the charge sheet has been submitted in this case. It is then submitted that the petitioner undertakes that he will co-operate with the trial of the case and will not annoy or disturb the informant or witnesses of the case. It is lastly submitted that the petitioner has been in custody since 11.01.2025 as is evident from Para-24 of this bail application. Hence it is submitted that the petitioner be released on bail. Learned Spl.P.P. opposes the prayer for bail. 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 learned JMFC-VIII, Ranchi in connection with Chutia P.S. Case No.11 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 and will not annoy or disturb the informant and witnesses of the case during the trial of the case. (Anil Kumar Choudhary, J.) Abhiraj/