( 2026:JHHC:22616 ) IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI B.A. No. 6759 of 2026 Pradip Ram @ Pradip Mochi @ Pradeep Mochi, Son of Govind Mochi … … Petitioner Versus The State of Jharkhand … … Opp. Party --- CORAM :HON'BLE MRS. JUSTICE ANUBHA RAWAT CHOUDHARY --- For the Petitioner : Mr. Manoj Kumar No. 2, Advocate For the Opp. Party : Mr. Satish Kumar Keshri, A.P.P. --- 02/30.07.2026 Heard the learned counsel appearing on behalf of the parties. 2. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner is in custody since 21.04.2026 in connection with Tarhasi P.S. Case No. 57 of 2026, for the offences registered under Section 96 of the B.N.S. 2023, pending in the court of learned Chief Judicial Magistrate, Palamau at Daltonganj. 3. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the victim is 17 years of age and it is alleged that the victim is major girl aged 19 years and the petitioner has been falsely implicated in this case. He submits that the victim wants to marry the petitioner as per the statement recorded under Section 180 BNSS. 4. Learned counsel for the opposite party-State has opposed the prayer for bail and has submitted that date of birth of the victim is 08.12.2009 and the victim was recovered from the house of the petitioner as is apparent from the impugned order itself. 5. To this, the learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the charge sheet has already been submitted and the victim is 16 years 11 months. ( 2026:JHHC:22616 ) 2 6. After hearing the learned counsel for the parties and considering the fact that the victim is minor and she has been recovered from the house of the petitioner, this court is not inclined to enlarge the petitioner on bail at this stage. Accordingly, prayer for bail of the petitioner above named is rejected. 7. Let this order be communicated to the concerned court through FAX/e-mail. (Anubha Rawat Choudhary, J.) Dated: 30.07.2026 Uploaded on: 01.08.2026 Binit/