( 2025:JHHC:35948 ) IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI B. A. No. 10404 of 2025 Ranjit Kumar @ Nakul Kumar, aged about 24 years, son of Prameshwar Sao, resident of Village- Haraiya, P.O. & P.S.- Chandwa, District- Latehar. …. Petitioner Versus The State of Jharkhand …. Opp. Party ------ CORAM : HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE AMBUJ NATH ------ For the Petitioner : Mr. Nandan Prasad, Advocate For the Opp. Party : Ms. Amrita Kumari, A.P.P. ----- 2/ 02.12.2025 Heard the parties. 2. Petitioner has been made accused in connection with Chandwa P.S. Case No. 191 of 2025 for the offence registered under Section 64(2)(m) of the B.N.S., 2023, pending in the Court of learned Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate, Latehar. 3. On the pretext of marriage, the petitioner is alleged to have established consensual physical relationship with the prosecutrix, who is a major lady. Later on, the prosecutrix was married elsewhere. The petitioner continued to establish physical relationship with her, even after her marriage. 4. It was submitted that the petitioner could not have married the prosecutrix, because she was married elsewhere. 5. Considering the nature of allegation, I am inclined to enlarge the petitioner on bail. Accordingly, the petitioner, above named, is directed to 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 Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate, Latehar, in connection with Chandwa P.S. Case No. 191 of 2025. (Ambuj Nath, J.) R.Kr. 02.12.2025 uploaded