2026:JHHC:5162 1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI B.A. No.291 of 2026 ----- Nagendra Yadav @ Nagendra Kumar, son of Govind Yadav, resident of village Tal Jhumari, PO Udai Pura, PS Tarhasi, District Palamau … Petitioner(s). Versus The State of Jharkhand … Opposite Party(s). CORAM : SRI ANANDA SEN, J. ------ For the Petitioner(s) : Mr. Hadish Ansari, Advocate For the State : Mr. Satish Kr. Keshri, APP …...... 02 /20.02.2026: This bail application has been filed under Sections 483 & 484 of BNSS, 2023 wherein, prayer has been made for grant of bail as he is in custody for allegedly committing offence punishable under Sections 64(1) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita. 2. Heard, learned counsel for the petitioner, learned counsel for the State and have also gone through the impugned order. 3. The allegation against the petitioner is that he has committed rape upon the victim. 4. Learned APP opposes the prayer for bail. 5. As per the statement of the petitioner and the learned APP it is clear that the victim is aged about 22 years. She stated that she used to go for grazing her domestic animals and the petitioner also used to go with his animals for grazing in the forest area where six months ago this petitioner had committed rape upon her and she was threatened so she did not disclose to anyone. Thereafter she stated that during this intervening period on many occasions she was ravished but she did not disclose the same. Only when she became pregnant she disclose about this fact to others. It has been further submitted that the petitioner was already married. 2026:JHHC:5162 2 6. Considering the delay in lodging the First Information Report (FIR) and the act continued for 6 months without being disclosed to anyone, I am inclined to grant bail to the petitioner. Accordingly, the petitioner, named above, is directed to be released on bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs.10,000/- (Rupees Ten Thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the learned Chief Judicial Magistrate, Palamau in connection with Tarhasi PS Case No. 83 of 2025 subject to the condition that one of the bailors should be a close relative of the petitioner, having sufficient landed property in his own name within the State of Jharkhand. 7. Accordingly, this bail application is allowed. 7. Accordingly, this bail application is allowed. (ANANDA SEN, J.) 20.02.2026 Tanuj/CP-2 Uploaded on 24.02.2026