( 2026:JHHC:22614 ) IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI B.A. No. 5572 of 2026 Ajit Kumar son of Dineshwar Ram … … Petitioner Versus State of Jharkhand … … Opp. Party --- CORAM :HON'BLE MRS. JUSTICE ANUBHA RAWAT CHOUDHARY --- For the Petitioner : Mr. Birendra Kumar, Advocate : Mr. Shiv Prasad Singh, Advocate For the State : Mr. Nawin Kumar Singh, Advocate For the Informant : Mr. Vivek Kumar Sharma, Advocate --- 07/30.07.2026 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 Ichak P.S. Case No. 55 of 2026, for the offences registered under Sections 69 and 89 of the B.N.S. 2023, pending in the court of learned Judicial Magistrate, 1st Class, Hazaribagh. 3. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that as per the allegation itself, the petitioner and the victim were having consensual relationship and the victim had lover affair with the petitioner. He submits that the charge sheet has been submitted under Section 69 of the BNS and not under Section 89 of the BNS. 4. Learned counsel for the informant and opposite party-State have opposed the prayer and have submitted that there was love affair for years together and at the initial point of time, the victim was minor and the victim also became pregnant and without her consent, she was subjected to abortion. Charge sheet has not been submitted under Section 89 of the BNS. 5. Upon a query, the learned counsel for the State has submitted that charge sheet has not been submitted under Section 89 of the BNS nor charge sheet has been submitted under the provisions of POCSO Act. 6. After hearing the learned counsel for the parties and considering the statement of the victim recorded under Section 183 of the BNSS, there appears to be love relationship between the petitioner ( 2026:JHHC:22614 ) 2 and the victim for quite some time, the charge sheet having 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 Judicial Magistrate, 1st Class, Hazaribagh, in connection with Ichak P.S. Case No. 55 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. 7. 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. 8. The instant bail application is allowed with the aforesaid conditions. (Anubha Rawat Choudhary, J.) Dated: 30.07.2026 Uploaded on: 01.08.2026 Binit/