2026:JHHC:15589 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI B.A. No. 4399 of 2026 ------ Amit Sahu @ Amit Kumar ... Petitioner Versus The State of Jharkhand ... Opp. Party CORAM : HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE RONGON MUKHOPADHYAY ------ For the Petitioner : Mr. Kripa Shankar Nanda, Advocate For the Opp. Party : A.P.P. ------ 02/Dated: 26th May, 2026 Heard Mr. Kripa Shankar Nanda, learned counsel for the petitioner and learned APP. The petitioner is an accused in connection with Gumla P.S. Case No. 91/2026. The petitioner is alleged to have sexually exploited the informant on the pretext of marriage. The parents of the petitioner had subsequently refused to get the marriage solemnized. The tenor of the allegations reveals that there is a love affair between the petitioner and the informant. In fact, the case was instituted once the parents of the petitioner had refused to solemnize marriage. Admittedly, the informant is a major. Submission has been advanced by the learned counsel for the petitioner that the petitioner is in custody since 09.03.2026. Learned APP has opposed the prayer for bail of the petitioner. Regard being had to the aforesaid facts, the petitioner is directed to be released on bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs. 10,000/- (Ten thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned Chief Judicial Magistrate, Gumla in connection with Gumla P.S. Case No. 91/2026. This application stands allowed. (Rongon Mukhopadhyay, J.) 26th May, 2026 Samarth Uploaded on ____ May, 2026