2026:JHHC:18886 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI B.A. No. 4176 of 2026 Husband of victim … … Petitioner Versus State of Jharkhand … … Opp. Party --- CORAM : HON'BLE MRS. JUSTICE ANUBHA RAWAT CHOUDHARY --- For the Petitioner : Md. Nasim Akhtar, Advocate Mr. Ashish Kumar Sinha, Advocate For the Informant : Mr. Gautam Kumar, Advocate Ms. Savita Kumari, Advocate For the State : Mrs. Sweta Singh, Advocate --- 05/29.06.2026 Heard the learned counsel appearing on behalf of the parties. 2. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner is in custody since 13.02.2026 in connection with Dugda P.S. Case No. 12 of 2026 for the offences registered under Sections 85, 77, 109 of the B.N.S. 2023 and Section 66E, 66A of the Information Technology Act, pending in the court of learned Judicial Magistrate 1st Class, Bermo at Tenughat. 3. Learned counsel for the petitioner has submitted that charge has already been framed. By referring to the FIR, he submits that the nude photograph of the victim is alleged to have been made viral, and the victim is the wife of the petitioner. The learned counsel has submitted that as per the FIR itself, matrimonial relationship has broken and there is no forensic verification of the device and there is no forensic report, and the relationship continued even after the alleged acts. 4. The learned counsel for the informant has opposed the prayer for bail and he has submitted that during investigation various witnesses have supported the case and have stated that they had seen the nude photograph of the victim and they had also deleted the same and during investigation the mobile of the petitioner has been seized and a nude photograph was found in the mobile of the petitioner and further investigation is going on. 5. After hearing the learned counsel for the parties and considering the seriousness of offence and as per investigation the nude photograph was found in the mobile of the petitioner and other 2026:JHHC:18886 2 witnesses have supported the case and further investigation is still going on, this Court is not inclined to enlarge the petitioner on bail and this bail application is hereby rejected. 6. Let this order be communicated to the concerned court through FAX/e-mail. (Anubha Rawat Choudhary, J.) Dated: 29.06.2026 Uploaded on 01.07.2026 Pramanik/