2026:JHHC:24979 1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI B.A. No. 6826 of 2026 Chandan Kumar Das, aged about 20 Years, S/o- Arun Das, R/o- Village- Dharampur, P.O. & P.S- Jasidih, District- Deoghar, Jharkhand. … … Petitioner Versus The State of Jharkhand … … Opposite Party --- CORAM :HON'BLE MRS. JUSTICE ANUBHA RAWAT CHOUDHARY --- For the Petitioner : Mr. Kripa Shankar Nanda, Advocate : Mr. Niranjan Kr. Sinha, Advocate For the Opp. Party-State : Mr. Satish Prasad, APP For the Informant : Mr. Kumar Rahul, Advocate --- 04/19.08.2026 1. Heard the learned counsel appearing on behalf of the parties. 2. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner is in custody since 13.05.2026 in connection with Jasidih P.S. Case No. 161 of 26, for the alleged offence registered under Section 137(2), 96 of BNS, 2023, pending in the court of learned Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate, Deoghar. 3. Learned counsel for the petitioner has submitted that the victim was aged more than 16 years and the petitioner has been falsely implicated in this case. He has submitted that it is a case of love affair between the petitioner and the victim. The charge sheet has been submitted. 4. Learned counsel for the informant has opposed the prayer for bail and has submitted that the girl was found missing at stage of filing of the first information report, and ultimately she has been recovered 2026:JHHC:24979 2 and she has made direct allegation against the petitioner. She was taken to Howrah and ultimately she returned back. 5. Learned counsel appearing on behalf of the opposite party-State has also opposed the prayer for bail. 6. After hearing the learned counsel for the parties and upon going through the statement of the victim recorded under Section 183 BNSS, it is apparent that the victim has stated that she developed love relationship with the petitioner. However, the petitioner had forcibly taken the victim to Howrah and when the father of the victim told the petitioner that he would get the petitioner and the victim married, they ultimately came back and they were apprehended. She has also stated that the petitioner had established physical relationship with her. As per the case diary, the petitioner refused for medical examination. 7. Considering the fact that charge sheet has already been submitted and the petitioner is just 21 years of age as on date and the victim has stated that she had developed love relationship with the petitioner, the petitioner is directed to be enlarged on bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs. 25,000/- (Rs. Twenty five thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate, Deoghar in connection with Jasidih P.S. Case No. 161 of 2026 on the following conditions: (i) The petitioner shall not disturb the victim or her family member in any manner. (ii) One of the bailors would be the present pairvikar of the petitioner. 2026:JHHC:24979 3 (iii) The other bailor should be his close relative. (iv) 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. (v) 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. (vi) The petitioner shall fully co-operate with the proceedings before the learned court below. 8. The instant bail application is allowed with the aforesaid conditions. 9. Let a copy of 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.) 19.08.2026 Rakesh/- Uploaded on:-20.08.2026