( 2025:JHHC:29962 ) IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI B. A. No. 6413 of 2025 Ashif Miyan @ Ashif, aged about 25 years, son of Md. Sabir, resident of Village- Humajang, P.O. & P.S.- Pratappur, District- Chatra. …. Petitioner Versus The State of Jharkhand …. Opp. Party ------ CORAM : HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE AMBUJ NATH ------ For the Petitioner : Mr. Abhay Kumar Chaturvedy, Advocate For the Opp. Party : Mr. Suraj Deo Munda, A.P.P. For the Informant : Mr. Lalit Yadav, Advocate ----- 3/ 25.09.2025 Heard the parties. 2. Petitioner has been made accused in connection with Pratappur P.S. Case No. 52 of 2025 for the offence registered under Section 64(1) of the B.N.S., 2023, pending in the Court of learned Sub- Divisional Judicial Magistrate, Chatra. 3. On 08.05.2025 at about 9.00 pm, the petitioner is alleged to have entered into the house of the prosecutrix and raped her. 4. It was submitted that there is delay of ten days in lodging the FIR. It was further submitted that after occurrence, a Panchayati was held, in which, the petitioner had promised to bear the cost of marriage of the prosecutrix, but later on, he refused. 5. Considering the nature of allegation, I am not inclined to enlarge the petitioner on bail. Accordingly, his prayer for bail is rejected. (Ambuj Nath, J.) R.Kr.