( 2026:JHHC:21879 ) IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI B.A. No. 5800 of 2026 Karan Ram @ Karu Bhuiya son of late Rajendra Ram … … Petitioner Versus The State of Jharkhand … … Opp. Party --- CORAM :HON'BLE MRS. JUSTICE ANUBHA RAWAT CHOUDHARY --- For the Petitioner : Mr. A.K. Chaturvedi, Advocate For the Opp. Party : Mr. Satish Kumar Keshri, A.P.P. --- 04/23.07.2026 Heard the learned counsel appearing on behalf of the parties. 2. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner is in custody in connection with Hazaribagh Sadar P.S. Case No. 95 of 2026, for the offences registered under Sections 96 and 137(2) of the B.N.S. 2023, pending in the court of learned Chief Judicial Magistrate, Hazaribagh. 3. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner is in custody since 20.04.2026 and charge sheet has already been submitted. The learned counsel submits that statement of the victim itself reveals that she was having love affair with the petitioner and his parents were trying to initiate her marriage with some body else and she also wanted to commit suicide due to this reason. The learned counsel submits that as per the statement of the victim, the victim and the petitioner have also solemnized marriage and were living together. 4. Learned counsel for the opposite party-State has opposed the prayer and has submitted that on the date of incident, the age of the victim was 17 years, 03 months and 04 days and therefore her consent is of no value. 5. After hearing the learned counsel for the parties and after going through the statement of the victim recorded under Section 183 BNSS it appears that she had love affair with the petitioner and charge sheet having already been submitted, the petitioner above named is directed to be enlarged on bail on his furnishing bail bond of Rs. 25,000/- (Rs. Twenty five thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned Chief Judicial Magistrate, Hazaribagh in ( 2026:JHHC:21879 ) 2 connection with Hazaribagh Sadar P.S. Case No. 95 of 2026 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. 6. Let this order along with a copy of the affidavit filed with the bail petition be communicated to the court concerned through FAX/e- mail. 7. The instant bail application is allowed with the aforesaid conditions. (Anubha Rawat Choudhary, J.) Dated: 23.07.2026 Uploaded on 24.07.2026 Binit/