IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI B.A. No. 369 of 2025 ------ Ashish Kumar, aged about 19 years, son of Deepak Kumar @ Deepak Kumar Mehta, Resident of Village- Kathkoma, P.O.- Kharagpur, P.S.- Hariharganj, Dist.- Palamau (Jharkhand) … … Petitioner -Versus - The State of Jharkhand ... … Opposite Party ------ CORAM: - HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE AMBUJ NATH ------ For the Petitioner : M/s. Shailendra Jit, Advocate For the State : M/s. Fahad Allam, A.P.P. ----- 02/22.01.2025 Heard the parties 2. The petitioner has been made accused in connection with Barkatha P.S. Case No. 181/2024, for the offences registered under Sections 87, 351(2), 351(3), 64 of the B.N.S., pending in the Court of Miss Priya Kumari, learned J.M., 1st Class, Hazaribagh. 3. It is alleged that on 12.09.20024, petitioner came to the house of the victim for taking her to Odisha, when her in-laws saw them and the petitioner was apprehended. This case has been instituted because the petitioner subsequently refused to marry her. 4. Learned counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioner submitted that the victim was already a married lady, so there was no question of marrying her, unless she was divorced. It was submitted that the parties were in consensual physical relationship. 5. Considering the nature of allegation, I am inclined to release the petitioner, on bail. Accordingly, the petitioner, named above, is directed to be released on bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs. 20,000/- (Rupees Twenty Thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each, to the satisfaction of Miss Priya Kumari, learned J.M., 1st Class, Hazaribagh in connection with Barkatha P.S. Case No. 181/2024. (Ambuj Nath, J.) Nandini/- Uploaded