2026:JHHC:20391 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI B.A. No. 5180 of 2026 Nitish Kumar aged about 24 years, son of Late Ramswaroop Prasad … … Petitioner Versus The State of Jharkhand … ... Opp. Party --- CORAM : HON'BLE MRS. JUSTICE ANUBHA RAWAT CHOUDHARY --- For the Petitioner : Mr. Randhir Kumar, Advocate For the Opp. Party : Mr. Sanat Kr. Jha, APP --- 04/ 09.07.2026 Heard the learned counsel appearing on behalf of the parties. 2. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner is in custody since 05.04.2026 in connection with Domchanch P.S. Case No. 42 of 2026 for the offences registered under Sections 96 of the B.N.S. 2023, pending in the Court of learned C.J.M, Koderma. 3. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that petitioner is aged 24 years and the victim is 17 years of age. He submits that as per the allegation the petitioner has kidnapped the minor girl and later on the victim has been recovered and her statement has been recorded under Section 183 BNSS. The statement of the victim reveals that the petitioner and the victim were having love affairs and she voluntarily eloped with the petitioner. The chargesheet has already been submitted. 4. Learned counsel for the opposite party-State has opposed the prayer for bail. 5. After going through the statement of the victim recorded under Section 183 BNSS it appears that there was love affair between the petitioner and the victim and she voluntarily went with the petitioner. In such circumstances, 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 learned C.J.M, Koderma, in connection with Domchanch P.S. Case No. 42 of 2026 on the following conditions: (i) One of the bailors would be the present pairvikar of the petitioner. 2026:JHHC:20391 2 (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. 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. 7. The instant bail application is allowed with the aforesaid conditions. (Anubha Rawat Choudhary, J.) Dated: 09.07.2026 Uploaded on 11.07.2026 Pramanik/