[2026:JHHC:20190 ] THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI B.A. No.6313 of 2026 ------ Virat Yadav @ Vivek Yadav @ Vivek Gope, aged about 30 years, Son of Chhutu Lal Gope, resident of Village Amthar, P.O. and P.S. Baliapur, District- Dhanbad (Jharkhand). .... .... …. Petitioner. Versus The State of Jharkhand .... .... .... Opposite Party. ------ CORAM : HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE ANIL KUMAR CHOUDHARY ------ For the Petitioner : Mr. Shekhar Prasad Sinha, Advocate. For the State : Mr. Suraj Deo Munda, A.P.P ------ Order No.02 Dated- 08-07-2026 Heard the parties. The petitioner has been made accused in connection with S.T. Case No. 26 of 2026, arising out of Dhansar P.S. Case No. 168 of 2025 corresponding to G.R. No. 3571 of 2025 registered for the offence punishable under 376(2)(n), 321 of the I.P.C. This is the second journey of the petitioner with the prayer for regular bail, as the earlier bail application of the petitioner was dismissed as withdrawn vide order dated 17.03.2026 in B.A. No. 619 of 2026. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the allegation against the petitioner is that the petitioner committed rape upon the informant by promising to marry her, but when the victim/informant suffered from cancer, the petitioner turned his back and discarded her. It is next submitted that admittedly the petitioner solemnized marriage with the informant in a temple at Tarapeeth. It is further submitted that there is no allegation against the petitioner that the petitioner has no intention to marry the deceased at the time of promising to marry her. It is then submitted that admittedly, the informant has died and so far two witnesses have been examined. It is next submitted that the allegation against the petitioner is false. It is next submitted that the petitioner undertakes that he will co-operate with the trial of the case and will not annoy or disturb the informant or witnesses of the case. It is lastly submitted the petitioner has been in custody since 05.10.2025 as mentioned in para-14 of the bail application. Hence it is submitted that the petitioner be released on bail. Learned Addl.P.P. opposes the prayer for bail. Considering the facts of this case, the above-named 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 learned Additional Sessions Judge-X, Dhanbad in connection with S.T. Case No. 26 of 2026, arising out of Dhansar P.S. Case No. 168 of 2025 corresponding to G.R. No. 3571 of 2025 with the condition that he will co-operate with the trial of the case and furnish his mobile number and photocopy of the Aadhar Card in the court below with an undertaking that he will not change his mobile number during the trial of the case and will not annoy or disturb the informant or witnesses of the case in any manner during the trial of the case. (Anil Kumar Choudhary, J.) 08/07/2026 Amar/