2026:JHHC:20976 1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI B.A. No. 5608 of 2026 Sonu Kumar @ Sonu Lebra @ Rohan, aged about 26 years, Son of Dayaram Prasad … … Petitioner Versus The State of Jharkhand … … Opposite Party --- CORAM :HON'BLE MRS. JUSTICE ANUBHA RAWAT CHOUDHARY --- For the Petitioner : Mr. Pran Pranay, Advocate For the Opp. Party-State : Mr. Rakesh Kumar Sinha, APP --- 05/15.07.2026 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 04.09.2025 in connection with Golmuri P.S. Case No. 58 of 2025 corresponding to G.R. Case No. 1337 of 2025 arising out of Sessions Trial Case No. 457 of 2025 registered for offence under Sections 87, 69, 75(2), 61(2), 3(5) of B.N.S. pending in the court of learned Additional Sessions Judge-V, Jamshedpur. 3. Learned counsel for the petitioner has submitted that the petitioner has been falsely implicated in this case and he has referred to the statement of victim has been recorded under Section 183 of BNSS. He has submitted that the victim has stated that she was in talking terms with the petitioner and they wanted to marry each other. Thereafter, they established physical relationship and ultimately they got married. But subsequently she came to know that the petitioner was already married and there are a few cases pending against the petitioner. Learned counsel has also submitted that the petitioner was never married earlier and the charge sheet has not been submitted on such allegation of 2nd marriage. 4. He has further submitted that there is an element of consent so far as the physical relationship between the parties are concerned, the victim is major. 2026:JHHC:20976 2 5. Learned counsel appearing on behalf of the opposite party-State has opposed the prayer for bail and has submitted that the petitioner was already married, but he could not point out from the entire case diary as to any witness with respect to the prior marriage of the petitioner and admittedly the charge sheet has not been filed with respect to any second marriage by the petitioner during the lifetime of his first wife, if any. He has also submitted that the petitioner has altogether three criminal antecedent including the present case. 6. Inspite of service of notice, nobody has entered appearance on behalf of the informant. 7. After hearing the learned counsel for the parties and considering the aforesaid facts and circumstances and there appears to be an element of love affair between the petitioner and the victim and charge sheet having already been submitted, 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 Additional Sessions Judge-V, Jamshedpur in connection with Golmuri P.S. Case No. 58 of 2025 corresponding to G.R. Case No. 1337 of 2025 arising out of Sessions Trial Case No. 457 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 2026:JHHC:20976 3 before the learned court below. 8. The instant bail application is allowed with the aforesaid conditions. 9. 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.) 15.07.2026 Rakesh/- Uploaded on:-15.07.2026