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2026 DAILYLAW 19488 (JHR)

ANAND BEDIA v. THE STATE OF JHARKHAND

B.A./6320/2026 · 2026-07-08

Anubha Rawat Choudhary

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2026:JHHC:20050 1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI B.A. No. 6320 of 2026 Anand Bedia, aged about 30 years, S/o Narayan Bedia … … Petitioner Versus The State of Jharkhand … … Opposite Party --- CORAM :HON'BLE MRS. JUSTICE ANUBHA RAWAT CHOUDHARY --- For the Petitioner : Ms. Supriya Dayal, Advocate For the Opp. Party-State : Ms. Kumari Rashmi, APP --- 02/08.07.2026 1. Heard the learned counsel appearing on behalf of the parties. 2. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner is in custody since 13.04.2026 in connection with Mahila P.S. Case No. 01 of 2026, for the alleged offence registered under Sections 69, 352, 351(2) and 3(5) of the BNS pending in the court of learned Chief Judicial Magistrate Ramgarh. 3. Learned counsel for the petitioner has submitted that it has been stated in the first information report that the petitioner and the victim came in contact with each other through “Facebook” way back in the year 2023 and thereafter, they were in love relationship. It is further alleged that the petitioner came to the house of the victim on 31.07.2025 and marriage negotiation was going on and on that day the petitioner established physical relationship. The parents also met with each other. Ultimately, the petitioner refused to marry. Learned counsel for the petitioner has submitted that the charge sheet has already been submitted and the petitioner does not have any criminal antecedent. 4. Learned counsel appearing on behalf of the opposite party-State has opposed the prayer for bail. She has submitted that she is not aware as to whether the petitioner have any criminal antecedent, but so far as other submissions made by the learned counsel for the 2026:JHHC:20050 2 petitioner on the basis of the first information report is concerned, the same is not in dispute. 5. After hearing the learned counsel for the parties and considering the fact that there appears to be an element of love relationship between the petitioner and the victim and charge sheet having also been submitted and also the petitioner does not have any criminal antecedent, the petitioner is directed to be enlarged on bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs. 25,000/- (Rs. Twenty five thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned Chief Judicial Magistrate, Ramgarh in connection with Mahila P.S. Case No. 01 of 2026 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. 6. The instant bail application is allowed with the aforesaid conditions. 7. The learned trial court shall call for the criminal antecedent of report of the petitioner and, if any antecedent is found, he shall not be enlarged on bail. 8. Let a copy of 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.) 08.07.2026 Rakesh/- Uploaded on:-09.07.2026