2026:JHHC:24615 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI B.A. No. 6930 of 2026 Aman Kumar Jha aged about 26 years, S/o Pankaj Jha, Resident of Village- Bhallu, P.O+P.S- Meharma, District- Godda … … Petitioner Versus The State of Jharkhand … … Opposite Party --- CORAM: HON’BLE MRS. JUSTICE ANUBHA RAWAT CHOUDHARY --- For the Petitioner : Mr. Ashish Kumar Thakur, Advocate For the Opp. Party : Ms. Anuradha Sahay, APP --- 03/17.08.2026 Heard the learned counsels appearing on behalf of the parties. 2. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner is in custody since 12.05.2026 in connection with Meharma P.S. Case No. 67 of 2026, registered under Section 87 of Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023, now pending in the court of learned Judicial Magistrate, 1st Class, Godda. 3. Learned counsel for the petitioner further submits that the charge has been framed and the trial has also started. He submits that the petitioner is facing charges for alleged offence under Sections 87/351(3) of Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023. The petitioner and the victim, both are major. He has produced a copy of the deposition of the victim who has been examined as PW-1 before the learned court and he submits that she has turned hostile and she did not agree for her medical examination also. 4. The learned counsel submits that at the time of lodging of FIR, the daughter of the informant was found missing and the victim has stated that she had herself went away from home. 5. Learned counsel for the State, on the other hand, has opposed the prayer for bail. However, she has perused the copy of the deposition of the victim as produced by the learned counsel for the petitioner and does not dispute the aforesaid submissions . 6. Considering the fact that the victim has turned hostile, the petitioner is directed to be enlarged on bail on furnishing bail bond of 2026:JHHC:24615 2 Rs. 25,000/- (Rupees twenty-five thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the learned Judicial Magistrate, 1st Class, Godda in connection with Meharma P.S. Case No. 67 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 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.) Date of Order:17.08.2026 Pankaj Date of Uploading:18.08.2026