2026:JHHC:21592 1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI B.A. No. 5221 of 2026 Vishal Sharma @ Vishal Kumar Sharma, Son of Rajendra Prasad Sharma … … Petitioner Versus The State of Jharkhand … … Opp. Party --- CORAM: HON’BLE MRS. JUSTICE ANUBHA RAWAT CHOUDHARY --- For the Petitioner : Mr. Lalan Kumar Singh, Advocate For the Opp. Party : Mr. Fahad Allam, Advocate --- 05/22nd July 2026 1. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner is in custody in connection with Keredari P.S. Case No. 41/2026 for the offence registered under Section 69 of BNS, now said to have been pending in the court of learned JMFC, Hazaribagh. 2. In spite of service of notice, the informant has not entered appearance. 3. Learned counsel for the petitioner has submitted that there is unexplained delay in lodging the FIR and as per the FIR itself, the petitioner and the victim developed some intimacy and the petitioner took her to his house on 27.09.2023 and on that day, nobody was there in the house of the petitioner and he forcibly established physical relationship with the victim. It has further been stated in the FIR that on 19.01.2026, when the victim met the petitioner, he told her that he would marry her and ultimately when she went to the house of the petitioner with her entire family, he was not available and she came to know that the petitioner was going to marry to someone else. The learned counsel submits that the petitioner is in custody since 06.04.2026 and the charge-sheet has already been submitted. 4. Learned counsel for the opposite party has opposed the prayer for bail and has submitted that there is direct and specific allegation against the petitioner. 2026:JHHC:21592 2 5. After hearing the learned counsel for the parties, this Court finds that the initial incident is of 27.09.2023 and prior to that, the petitioner and the victim develops certain intimacy and the victim had gone to the house of the petitioner where the alleged incident has occurred. The FIR has been lodged on 03.02.2026. 6. Considering the aforesaid facts and circumstances and also the fact that the charge-sheet has already been submitted and that the petitioner has no 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 the learned JMFC, Hazaribagh in connection with Keredari P.S. Case No. 41/2026, subject to 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 would deposit a self-attested copy of his Aadhar Card along with his Mobile Number before the learned court below, which he shall 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. 7. The instant bail application is allowed with the aforesaid conditions. 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 ‘e- mail/FAX’. (Anubha Rawat Choudhary, J.) Dated: 22.07.2026 Uploaded On: 23.07.2026 Mukul/-