2025:JHHC:12133 1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI A.B.A. No.5048 of 2024 ------ Santosh Oraon, son of Late Bhowa Oraon, resident of Village Tutalo, P.O. & P.S. Narkopi, District Ranchi, Jharkhand. … … Petitioner Versus The State of Jharkhand. … … Opposite Party ------ CORAM : SRI ANANDA SEN, J. ------ For the Petitioner(s) : Mr. Prashant Kumar Rahul, Advocate. For the State : Mr. Gautam Rakesh, A.P.P. For informant : Ms. Nirupama, Advocate ----- 07/ 24.04.2025 Heard the parties. 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 offences under Sections 376 and 313 IPC. 3. Learned A.P.P. representing the State and learned counsel representing the informant oppose the prayer for anticipatory bail. 4. It is alleged that since 2013, there was physical relationship between the petitioner and the informant. In the year 2020, she became pregnant and got her pregnancy aborted. Thereafter the petitioner refused to marry her. On this pretext, the aforesaid case has been lodged. 5. Admittedly, at the time of first occurrence i.e. in the year 2013, the informant was major being 19 years old. The relationship between them continued for a long period of time. Now, the charge sheet has also been submitted in this case, as the petitioner has cooperated in the investigation. 2025:JHHC:12133 2 6. Considering the aforesaid fact, I am inclined to release this petitioner on anticipatory bail. 7. 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) with two sureties of the like amount each, to the satisfaction of learned Chief Judicial Magistrate, Latehar, in connection with Mahila (Latehar) P.S. Case No.6 of 2024, 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