2026:JHHC:21863 1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI B.A. No. 5932 of 2026 Dinesh Munda, aged about 27 years, S/o Bandhan Munda, R/o Village-Benti, P.O.- Bisa, P.S.- Sikidri, District-Ranchi (Jharkhand) … … Petitioner Versus The State of Jharkhand … … Opposite Party --- CORAM :HON'BLE MRS. JUSTICE ANUBHA RAWAT CHOUDHARY --- For the Petitioner : Mr. Amritosh Kumar, Advocate : Mr. Shashank Shekhar No.3, Advocate For the Opp. Party-State : Mr. Rakesh Kr. Sinha, APP --- 07/23.07.2026 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 11.07.2025 in connection with Angara P.S. Case No. 114 of 2025 corresponding to ST Case No. 779 of 2025 for the alleged offence registered under Section 64(2) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 and the charge has been framed under Section 64(2)(K) of BNS, 2023 pending in the court of learned AJC-XX, Ranchi. 3. Learned counsel for the petitioner has submitted that the petitioner has been falsely implicated in this case for only on account of suspicion. He has submitted that the alleged date of incident is 17.06.2025 and a child was borne on 18.08.2025 and the petitioner was not the biological father of the child. He has further stated that the first information report itself reveals that it was lodged on suspicion on the allegation that the victim was seen with the petitioner by informant, but the informant is not an eye witness to the occurrence. 4. Learned counsel appearing on behalf of the opposite party-State has opposed the prayer for bail and has submitted that the informant claims to be the eye witness to the occurrence. 5. The informant present in person has also submitted that she had seen the occurrence. 2026:JHHC:21863 2 6. The FSL report has been received which shows that the petitioner in not the biological father of the child born to the victim. The informant is not the victim in this case rather the victim is her sister-in-law. In the statement of the informant which has been recorded under Section 183 BNSS, she herself has stated that the petitioner had taken the victim and subsequently, she found that they coming out of the bushes and she had suspected that the petitioner has committed wrong with the victim. 7. After hearing the learned counsel for the parties and considering the fact that the petitioner is in custody since 11.07.2025 and apparently the petitioner was seen with the victim by the informant, but the informant does not appear to have seen the occurrence and the FSL report is in favour of the petitioner, 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 AJC-XX, Ranchi in connection with Angara P.S. Case No. 114 of 2025 corresponding to ST Case No. 779 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 before the learned court below. 2026:JHHC:21863 3 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.) 23.07.2026 Rakesh/- Uploaded on:-24.07.2026