Neutral Citation No. (2026:JHHC:20851) IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI B.A. No. 5084 of 2026 Uttam Choudhary, aged about 20 years, son of Wakil Choudhary … … Petitioner Versus The State of Jharkhand … … Opp. Party --- CORAM :HON'BLE MRS. JUSTICE ANUBHA RAWAT CHOUDHARY --- For the Petitioner : Mr. Lalit Yadav, Advocate For the Opp. Party : Ms. Bandana Sinha, A.P.P. For the Informant : Mr. A. K. Choudhary, Advocate --- 03/14.07.2026 The counter affidavit filed by the State be kept on record. 2. Heard the learned counsels appearing on behalf of the parties. 3. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner is in custody since 27.02.2026 in connection with Kunda P.S. Case No.31 of 2026, for the offences registered under Sections 126(2), 115(2), 74, 329(4), 352, 351(2), 3(5) of the B.N.S. 2023 and section 12 of POCSO Act, pending in the court of learned Additional Sessions Judge-III-cum-Special Judge POCSO, Deoghar. 4. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner is in custody since 27.02.2026 and he has been falsely implicated in this case. There was love affair between the petitioner and the victim and he has referred to paragraph 9 of the case diary, which relates to incident of the year 2023 and he has submitted that the petitioner and the victim were in love affair with each other and they solemnized marriage in Shiv temple and in connection with that one Kunda P.S. Case No.93 of 2023 has been lodged against him, in which the petitioner has been enlarged on bail. 5. Learned counsel for the opposite party-State and the Informant have opposed the prayer for bail and has submitted that after being enlarged on bail, the present occurrence has taken place. The statement of the victim recorded under Section 183 of B.N.S.S. has been placed on record. 2 6. After hearing the learned counsels for the parties and considering the aforesaid facts and circumstances, there was already a case lodged against the petitioner in connection with the victim in the year 2023 and now the petitioner has committed fresh offence against the victim and the victim has supported the case against the petitioner in her statement recorded under Section 183 of B.N.S.S., this Court is not inclined to enlarge the petitioner on bail. Accordingly, the prayer for bail of the petitioner is hereby rejected. 7. Let this order be communicated to the court concerned through FAX/e-mail. (Anubha Rawat Choudhary, J.) Dated: 14.07.2026 Uploaded on 14.07.26 Jay/