( 2025:JHHC:33313 ) IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI B. A. No. 8374 of 2025 Vivek Yadav, aged about 22 years, son of Shivdat Yadav, resident of Village- Merhari, P.O.- Merhari, P.S.- Mahuadanr, District- Latehar. …. Petitioner Versus The State of Jharkhand …. Opp. Party ------ CORAM : HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE AMBUJ NATH ------ For the Petitioner : Mr. Nilesh Kumar, Advocate For the Opp. Party : Mr. Sunil Kumar Dubey, A.P.P. ----- 3/ 07.11.2025 Heard the parties. 2. Petitioner has been made accused in connection with S.T. No. 20 of 2025 arising out of Mahuadanr P.S. Case No. 53 of 2024 for the offences registered under Sections 64(1), 74 and 351 of the B.N.S., 2023, pending in the Court of learned Additional Sessions Judge-II, Latehar. 3. Bail application of this petitioner was earlier rejected by this Court vide B.A. No. 2045 of 2025 by order dated 17.03.2025. 4. It is alleged that the petitioner used to cast an evil eye on the informant. In the month of August, 2024, he entered into the house of informant and raped her. 5. It was submitted that there is delay of three months in lodging the FIR. It was further submitted that while rejecting the earlier bail application of this petitioner, this Court had observed that husband of the informant was not present when the occurrence had taken place and the FIR was instituted only after the husband of the informant had returned home. 6. Attention has been drawn to this Court towards the averments made in the written report, it which, it has been mentioned that husband of the informant has come to the house on the very next day of the offence. It further appears that parties had settled the dispute. However, it further appears that the petitioner again went to the parental house of the informant and attempted to sexually harass her. 7. Considering the nature of allegation, I am not inclined to enlarge the petitioner on bail. Accordingly, his prayer for bail is rejected. 8. Learned Trial Court shall expedite the trial. (Ambuj Nath, J.) R.Kr. 07.11.2025