2026:JHHC:21864 1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI B.A. No. 6110 of 2026 Nandan Swarnkar @ Nandan Kumar, Son of Shri Prasad Swarnkar … … Petitioner Versus The State of Jharkhand … … Opp. Party --- CORAM: HON’BLE MRS. JUSTICE ANUBHA RAWAT CHOUDHARY --- For the Petitioner : Mr. Manoj Kumar Sah, Advocate For the Opp. Party : Mr. Achinto Sen, Advocate For the Informant : Mr. Ranjit Kumar, Advocate --- 07/23rd July 2026 1. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner is in custody in connection with Basantrai P.S. Case No. 23/2026 for the offence registered under Section 96 of BNS, now said to have been pending in the court of learned Judicial Magistrate, 1st Class, Godda. 2. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner is in custody since 07.04.2026 and the petitioner has been falsely implicated in this case, inasmuch as, the victim has herself stated in her statement recorded under Section 183 of BNSS that she went with the petitioner and there was love affair between the two. The learned counsel has submitted that the age of the petitioner is 25 years and the charge-sheet has been submitted 3. Learned counsel for the State and the learned counsel for the informant have opposed the prayer for bail and submitted that the consent of the victim will have no relevance as she was minor aged 17 years 2 month 18 days on the date of occurrence. 4. After hearing the learned counsel for the parties, it appears that the petitioner and the victim were known to each other and as per the statement of the victim recorded under Section 183 of BNSS, she voluntarily went with the petitioner. 2026:JHHC:21864 2 5. In view of the aforesaid facts and circumstances and the fact that the charge-sheet has 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 the learned Judicial Magistrate, 1st Class, Godda in connection with Basantrai P.S. Case No. 23/2026, 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. 6. The instant bail application is allowed with the aforesaid conditions. 7. 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: 23.07.2026 Uploaded On: 23.07.2026 Mukul/-