IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI B.A. No. 1264 of 2025 Om Kumar Singh @ Om Singh, aged about 23 yrs. Son of late Kapildeo Singh, resident of village- Siriya, P.O.- Karni, P.S.- Itkhori, District- Chatra. … Petitioner - Versus - The State of Jharkhand … Opp. Party ------ CORAM: - HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE AMBUJ NATH ----- For the Petitioner : Mr. Sushant Kumar Sinha, Advocate For the State : Mr. Rajneesh Vardhan, A.P.P. For the Informant : Mr. Anupam Anand, Advocate --- 02/17.02.2025 Heard the parties. The petitioner has been made accused in connection with Itkhori P.S. Case No.118 of 2024, corresponding to S.T. No.26 of 2025 for the offences registered under Sections 64, 351(2), 351(3), 3(5), 318(2) of the B.N.S., 2023, pending in the Court of learned Additional Sessions Judge-II, Chatra. 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 petitioner refused to marry her. Mr. Anupam Anand, learned counsel for the informant has vehemently opposed the prayer for bail and submitted that the petitioner is also interfering in the matter when her marriage is fixed somewhere else. Learned counsel for the petitioner submitted that petitioner will not indulge in such act. In view of the submission made above, 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 learned Additional Sessions Judge-II, Chatra, in connection with Itkhori P.S. Case No.118 of 2024, corresponding to S.T. No.26 of 2025. (Ambuj Nath, J.) Jay/-