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Neutral Citation No. ( 2025:JHHC:26358 )
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI B.A No. 6121 of 2025
Chandan Singh, aged about 24 years, son of Karu @ Kallu Singh, resident of village Rahamdaga, P.O. Partanga, P.S. Daroo, District Hazaribag, Jharkhand ---
--- Petitioner Versus The State of Jharkhand
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--- Opp. Party --- CORAM: Hon’ble Mr. Justice Ambuj Nath
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For the Petitioner: Mr. Santosh Kr. Soni, Advocate
For the O.P-State: Mr. Anup Pawan Topno, A.P.P. --- 03 / 01.09.2025 Heard the parties.
2. Petitioner has been made accused in connection with Hazaribag Muffasil P.S. Case No. 28 of 2025 for the offences registered under section 96 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023, pending in the court of learned Chief Judicial Magistrate, Hazaribag.
3. Petitioner is alleged to have enticed away 17 years old daughter of the Informant to leave her lawful guardianship with the intention to marry her.
4. Statement of the victim has been recorded under section 183 of the B.N.S.S. in which she has stated that she was having love affair with the petitioner and she has asked the petitioner to take her away.
5. This appears to be a case of adolescent love affair between the parties.
6. In view of the submission made above, I am inclined to enlarge the petitioner on bail. Accordingly, the petitioner, above named, is directed to be released on bail on furnishing bail bonds of Rs. 20,000/- (Rupees twenty thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each, to the satisfaction of learned Chief Judicial Magistrate, Hazaribag in connection with Hazaribag Muffasil P.S. Case No. 28 of 2025.
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