2026:JHHC:14673 1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI B.A. No. 12172 of 2025 Md. Matin, aged about 31 years, S/o Md. Kutubuddin … … Petitioner Versus The State of Jharkhand … … Opposite Party --- CORAM :HON'BLE MRS. JUSTICE ANUBHA RAWAT CHOUDHARY --- For the Petitioner : Mr. S.P. Roy, Advocate For the Opp. Party-State : Mr. Santosh Kr. Shukla, Advocate For the Informant : Mr. Purnendu Kr. Jha, Advocate --- 06/13.05.2026 1. Heard the learned counsel appearing on behalf of the parties. 2. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner is in custody since 26.10.2025 in connection with Basantrai P.S. Case No. 82 of 2025, for the alleged offence registered under Sections 96, 3(5) of B.N.S. 2023 pending in the court of learned Judicial Magistrate 1st Class, Godda. 3. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner does not have any criminal antecedent. He submits that the petitioner is not named in the first information report and so far as the victim is concerned, her statement recorded under section 183 BNSS has already been called for from the concerned court which may be perused. 4. He submits that the similarly situated co-accused namely Md. Janeshar @ Md. Janshar and Md. Mohsin have been enlarged on bail in B.A. No. 2122 of 2026 vide order dated 17.03.2026 and in B.A. No. 752 of 2026 vide order dated 19.03.2026 respectively by co-ordinate benches of this Court. The bail application of the main accused namely Md. Parwez Alam @ Md. Parvej has been rejected by co- ordinate bench of this Court in B.A. No. 1404 of 2026 vide order dated 01.04.2026. He also submits that as per paragraph 31 of the case diary the victim denied medical examination. 2026:JHHC:14673 2 5. Learned counsel appearing on behalf of the opposite party-State and the informant have opposed the prayer for bail. However, the aforesaid submission advanced by the learned counsel for the petitioner are not in dispute. 6. Learned counsel for the informant has submitted that the victim could be recovered from Purnia. 7. After hearing the learned counsel for the parties and upon going through the statement of the victim recorded under Section 183 of BNSS, this Court finds that the allegation has been made primarily against Md. Parwez Alam @ Md. Parvej who happens to be the neighbor of the victim who is said to have taken away the victim. The bail application of Md. Parwez Alam @ Md. Parvej has already been rejected by co-ordinate bench of this Court. 8. Considering the facts and circumstances, the bail application of similarly situated co-accused as stated above by the learned counsel for the petitioner having been granted by the co-ordinate benches of this Court, the petitioner is directed to be enlarged on bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs. 25,000/- (Rs. Twenty five thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned Judicial Magistrate 1st Class, Godda in connection with Basantrai P.S. Case No. 82 of 2025 on the following conditions: (i) The petitioner shall not disturb the victim or her family member in any manner. (ii) One of the bailors would be the present pairvikar of the petitioner. (iii) The other bailor should be his close relative. (iv) The petitioner will attend the court on each and every date and on account of his single default, the learned court shall cancel the bail bond furnished by the petitioner. (v) The petitioner will deposit a self-attested copy of his Aadhar Card along with his mobile number before the learned court which he will not change during the 2026:JHHC:14673 3 pendency of the case without prior permission of the court. (vi) The petitioner shall fully co-operate with the proceedings before the learned court below. 9. The instant bail application is allowed with the aforesaid conditions. 10. Let a copy of this order along with a copy of the affidavit filed with the bail petition be communicated to the court concerned through ‘FAX/E-mail’. (Anubha Rawat Choudhary, J.) 13.05.2026 Rakesh/- Uploaded on:-14.05.2026