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2026 DAILYLAW 22435 (JHR)

NITESH KUMAR v. THE STATE OF JHARKHAND

B.A./5696/2026 · 2026-07-29

Anubha Rawat Choudhary

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2026:JHHC:22435 1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI B.A. No. 5696 of 2026 Nitesh Kumar, son of late Dineshwar Saw … … Petitioner Versus State of Jharkhand … … Opposite Party --- CORAM :HON'BLE MRS. JUSTICE ANUBHA RAWAT CHOUDHARY --- For the Petitioner : Mr. Ranjan Kumar, Advocate For the Opp. Party : Mr. Arup Kr. Dey, APP For the Informant : Mr. Rajesh Kr. Mahtha, Advocate --- 02/29.07.2026 Heard the learned counsel for the parties. 2. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner is in custody since 24.04.2026 in connection with Korrah P.S. Case No.64 of 2026, registered under Sections 64, 68, 71, 318(4), 351(2), 351(3), 62, 127(4), 75, 89, 318(2), 81 of BNS, now pending in the court of learned ACJM, Hazaribagh. 3. The learned counsel for the petitioner submits that both the petitioner and the victim were working in a hospital. The petitioner was a ward boy and the victim was undergoing GNM training. It is submitted that both were major. The learned counsel further submits that as per the F.I.R. itself, both of them developed love relationship and it is alleged that on the pretext of marriage, the petitioner established physical relationship with the victim and subsequently refused to marry her. 4. The learned counsel for the informant as well as the State has opposed the prayer for bail. 5. To this, the learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner has no criminal antecedent and that the charge-sheet has already been submitted. 6. After hearing the learned counsels for the parties and considering the fact that as per the F.I.R. itself, love relationship had developed between the petitioner and the victim, who were 2026:JHHC:22435 2 working/training in the same hospital, and further considering that the charge-sheet has already been submitted and the petitioner has no criminal antecedent, the petitioner is directed to be enlarged on bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs. 25,000/-(Rupees twenty-five thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the learned ACJM, Hazaribagh in connection with Korrah P.S. Case No.64 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 even 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 trial court. 7. The instant application is allowed with the aforesaid conditions. 8. Let a copy of this order be communicated to the learned court concerned through “FAX/email”. (Anubha Rawat Choudhary, J.) Date of Order:29.07.2026 Saurav Date of Uploading:31.07.2026