2026:JHHC:16655 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI B.A. No. 2988 of 2026 Tripurari Prasad Verma, son of Ram Prasad Ram … … Petitioner Versus The State of Jharkhand … … Opposite Party --- CORAM: HON’BLE MRS. JUSTICE ANUBHA RAWAT CHOUDHARY --- For the Petitioner : Mr. Ankit Kumar, Advocate For the Opp. Party : Mr. Rakesh Ranjan, APP --- 04/10.06.2026 Heard the learned counsels appearing on behalf of the parties. 2. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner is in custody since 09.01.2026 in connection with Giridih Muffasil P.S. Case No. 380 of 2024, registered under Section 87 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023, now pending in the court of learned Sub Divisional Judicial Magistrate, Giridih. 3. Learned counsel for the petitioner further submits that as per the First Information Report itself, the petitioner and the victim had been working together in an NGO in Rajasthan and they had come to Jharkhand on account of some treatment of the victim. The First Information Report reveals that they were in good terms and the victim is a married lady. He submits that the victim was found missing and ultimately, the case was registered against the petitioner. He has also submitted that during investigation, it has come that the petitioner was lastly seen with the victim and as per confessional statement of the petitioner, the victim ultimately left the rest house at Jamtara and thereafter, her whereabouts is unknown. 4. The learned counsel for the petitioner further submits that the petitioner is in custody since 09.01.2026 and charge-sheet has been submitted, but the victim has remained traceless. 5. Learned counsel for the opposite party- State, on the other hand, has opposed the prayer for bail and has submitted that the petitioner was lastly seen with the victim. 6. After hearing the learned counsels for the parties and 2026:JHHC:16655 2 considering the aforesaid facts and circumstances and the fact that the victim and the petitioner were known to each other and except the fact that the petitioner was lastly seen with the victim, there is no further material coupled with the fact that the petitioner is in custody since 09.01.2026 and charge-sheet having already been submitted, the 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 the learned Sub Divisional Judicial Magistrate, Giridih in connection with Giridih Muffasil P.S. Case No. 380 of 2024, on the following conditions: (i) The petitioner shall cooperate with the investigation which is still pending. (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 even 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 pendency of the case without prior permission of the court. (vi) The petitioner shall fully co-operate with proceedings before the learned trial court. 7. The instant application is allowed with the aforesaid conditions. 8. Let 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.) Date of Order:10.06.2026 Pankaj Date of Uploading:10.06.2026