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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI A.B.A. No.6856 of 2024 ------ Mithun Nayak, son of Mansha Nayak resident of Ujanpur, PO Nengatasi, PS Seraikella, District Seraikella Kharsawan … … Petitioner(s) Versus The State of Jharkhand. … … Opposite Party(s) ------
CORAM : SRI ANANDA SEN, J. ------ For the Petitioner(s) :Mr. Arvind Kr. Choudhary, Advocate. For the State :Mr. Vishwanath Roy, A.P.P. For the OP No. 2 :Mr. Vikash Kumar, Advocate ----- 05/ 17.06.2025
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 registered under Sections 69 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita,
2023.
3. Learned A.P.P. representing the State opposes the prayer for anticipatory bail.
4.
Learned counsel for the informant vehemently opposes the prayer for anticipatory bail and submits that the relationship is for two years.
5. It has been alleged that since last two years there was relationship between the petitioner and the victim. Admittedly both of them are major. The girl being 25 years old and the body is of same age group. It is alleged that on the pretext of marriage physical relationship was established between them and thereafter boy refused to marry. Since the relationship got soured, this case was lodged. Admittedly they remained together for two years as per the informant.
6. Considering the nature of case as described above, this Court finds it a fit case for grant of anticipatory bail to the petitioner.
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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.10,000/- (Rupees Ten Thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each, to the satisfaction of learned Chief Judicial Magistrate, Seraikella, in connection with Adityapur P.S. Case No.255 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/her name or in the name of his/her ancestors in which he/she is having share and to that effect, he/she has to file an affidavit before the Trial Court indicating his/her share in the property.
(ANANDA SEN, J.) Tanuj/Cp-3