( 2026:JHHC:19318 ) IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI B.A. No. 6095 of 2026 Sandeep Mandal @ Sandeep Kumar son of Ashok Kumar Singh @ Ashok Mandal @ Mantu Mandal … … Petitioner Versus The State of Jharkhand … … Opp. Party CORAM :HON'BLE MRS. JUSTICE ANUBHA RAWAT CHOUDHARY --- For the Petitioner : Mr. Md. Yasir Arafat, Advocate For the Opp. Party : Mrs. Mohau Palit, A.P.P. For the Informant : Mr. Haider Ali, Advocate --- 04/02.07.2026 Heard the learned counsel appearing on behalf of the parties. 2. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner is in custody since 02.04.2026 in connection with Basantrai P.S. Case No. 89 of 2025 for the offences registered under Section 96 of the B.N.S. 2023, pending in the court of learned Judicial Magistrate, 1st Class, Godda. 3. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that as per the FIR, the victim was taken away by the petitioner who was said to be 17 years of age. The learned counsel further submitted that as per the impugned order, victim was aged about 17 years 9 months and a few days on the date of occurrence. The learned counsel submits that charge sheet has been submitted. 4. The learned counsel for the informant has submitted that the petitioner and the victim have got married and are living together and he has no objection, if the petitioner be enlarged on bail. 5. Learned counsel for the opposite party-State has opposed the prayer and has submitted that the victim was minor on the date of occurrence. 6. After hearing the learned counsel for the parties, particularly the submission of learned counsel for the informant and the fact that charge sheet has been submitted, the petitioner above named is directed to be enlarged on bail on his furnishing bail bond of Rs. 25,000/- (Rs. Twenty-five thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of Judicial Magistrate, 1st Class, ( 2026:JHHC:19318 ) 2 Godda, in connection with Basantrai P.S. Case No. 89 of 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 his 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 court below. 7. 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. 8. The instant bail application is allowed with the aforesaid conditions. (Anubha Rawat Choudhary, J.) Dated: 02.07.2026 Uploaded on: 03.07.2026 Binit/