2026:JHHC:6608 1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI B.A. No. 460 of 2026 Dinesh Kumar @ Dinesh Kumar Mahato @ Dinesh Kumar Gorain, aged about 28 years, S/o – Gour Gorain @ Gour Chandra Mahato, R/o – Village – Harilgora, Mamar Kudar, P.O. – Dudhigajar, P.S. – Chas (M), District Bokaro … … Petitioner Versus The State of Jharkhand … … Opposite Party --- CORAM :HON'BLE MRS. JUSTICE ANUBHA RAWAT CHOUDHARY --- For the Petitioner : Mr. Pratiush Lala, Advocate For the Opp. Party : Mrs. Amrita Kumari, Advocate --- 03/12.03.2026 Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner is in custody since 19.09.2025 in connection with S.T. No.363/2025, arising out of Chas (M) P.S. Case No.103/2025, registered under Section 69 of Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (B.N.S), 2023 (Charge framed u/s – 69 of Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (B.N.S), 2023 vide order dated 27.11.2025), now pending in the court of learned Addl. Sessions Judge – IV, Bokaro. 2. The learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the victim is a major, who was having an affair with the petitioner and they had also gone to Goa and spent some time there. It is alleged that in the pretext of marriage, the petitioner committed rape upon the victim. 3. The learned counsel has submitted that the petitioner is in custody since 19.09.2025, charge – sheet has been submitted and even the father of the victim has been declared hostile and during cross- examination, he has stated that there is talk of marriage going on between the parties. The learned counsel has also submitted that the petitioner has come to know that the victim is a married lady. 4. The learned counsel for the State has opposed the prayer and submitted that the petitioner has committed rape in the pretext of marriage. 5. Regard being had to the aforesaid submission and that the chargesheet has already been submitted, the petitioner is directed to be released on bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs. 25,000/-(Rupees 2026:JHHC:6608 2 twenty-five thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the learned Addl. Sessions Judge – IV, Bokaro in connection with S.T. No.363/2025, arising out of Chas (M) P.S. Case No.103/2025, on the following conditions: (i) One of the bailors would be the present pairvikar of the petitioner. (ii) The other bailor should be his close relative. (iii) The petitioner will attend the court on each and every date and on account of even single default, the learned court shall cancel the bail bond furnished by the petitioner. (iv) 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 pendency of the case without prior permission of the court. (v) The petitioner shall fully co-operate with the proceedings before the learned trial court. 6. The instant application is allowed with the aforesaid conditions. 7. Let a copy of this order be communicated to the learned court concerned through “FAX/email”. (Anubha Rawat Choudhary, J.) Date of Order:12.03.2026 Saurav Date of Uploading:13.03.2026