( 2025:JHHC:30619 ) IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI B.A. No.8741 of 2025 ------ Ritesh Singh, aged about 24 years, son of Lakhinder Singh Bhumiz, resident of Baridih Basti, Lohiya Path, PO & PS-Sidhgora, Jamshedpur, Dist.-Singbhum East, Jharkhand. .... .... …. Petitioner Versus The State of Jharkhand .... .... .... Opposite Party ------ CORAM : HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE ANIL KUMAR CHOUDHARY ------ For the Petitioner : Ms. Supriya Dayal, Advocate For the State : Ms. Vandana Bharti, Addl.P.P ------ Order No.02 Dated- 26-09-2025 Heard the parties. The petitioner has been made accused in connection with Sidhgora P.S. Case No.47 of 2025 registered for the offences punishable under Sections 137(2), 87, 61(2), 351(2) and 352 of the B.N.S., 2023. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the allegation against the petitioner is that the petitioner in criminal conspiracy with the co-accused kidnapped the minor victim girl and induced her for marriage. It is submitted that the allegation against the petitioner is false. It is next submitted that the victim girl has been recovered and she has categorically stated that the petitioner was known to her for two years prior to the occurrence and there was love affair between them and wanted to marry with the petitioner, hence, she eloped with the petitioner and had gone to Digha and from Digha to Kolkata and from there to Ranchi and resided in a rented house together. It is next submitted that there is an inordinate and unexplained delay of 10 days in lodging the FIR. It is next submitted that the charge sheet has been submitted in this case. It is then submitted that the petitioner has no criminal antecedent as has been mentioned in para-15 of this bail application. It is further submitted that the petitioner undertakes that he will co-operate with the trial of the case and will not annoy or disturb the informant or the witnesses of the case during the trial of the case. It is lastly submitted that the petitioner has been in custody since 25.04.2025 as is evident from para-14 of the instant bail application. Hence it is submitted that the petitioner be released on bail. Learned Addl.P.P. opposes the prayer for bail. Considering the facts of this case, the above-named petitioner is directed to be enlarged on bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs.25,000/- (Rupees twenty five thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned J.M.F.C., Jamshedpur in connection with Sidhgora P.S. Case No.47 of 2025 with the condition that he will co-operate with the trial of the case and furnish his mobile number and photocopy of the Aadhar Card in the court below with an undertaking that he will not change his mobile number and will not annoy or disturb the informant or the witnesses of the case during the trial of the case. (Anil Kumar Choudhary, J.) 26/09/2025 Abhiraj/