2026:JHHC:26716 1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI B.A. No. 6996 of 2026 XXX … … Petitioner Versus The State of Jharkhand … … Opposite Party --- CORAM :HON'BLE MRS. JUSTICE ANUBHA RAWAT CHOUDHARY --- 04/03.09.2026 1. Learned counsel for the petitioner is present. 2. Learned counsel for the State Mr. V.S. Sahay, Advocate is present. 3. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner is in custody since 01.06.2026 in connection with Radhanagar P.S. Case No. 121 of 2026, for the alleged offence registered under Sections 87, 96, 3(5) of Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 pending in the court of learned Judicial Magistrate 1st Class, Rajmahal. 4. Learned counsel for the petitioner has submitted that the petition aged about 21 years is in custody since 01.06.2026. Charge sheet has already been submitted. He has further submitted that the victim refused for medical examination. Learned counsel has also submitted that the statement of the victim recorded under Section 183 of BNSS be perused by this Court. The age of the victim at the time of commission of the alleged offence was 17 years 3 months. 5. Learned counsel appearing on behalf of the opposite party-State has opposed the prayer for bail and has submitted that the victim is minor and therefore, the petitioner may not be enlarged on bail. The victim was taken away from the lawful guardianship of her parents. 6. In the statement of the victim recorded under Section 183 of BNSS , she has stated that her father was trying to force her to marry somewhere else and, on her own volition, she ran away with the petitioner. Further, in view of the fact that charge sheet has already been submitted, the petitioner is directed to be enlarged on bail on 2026:JHHC:26716 2 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, Rajmahal in connection with Radhanagar P.S. Case No. 121 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. The instant bail application is allowed with the aforesaid conditions. 8. 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.) 03.09.2026 Rakesh/- Uploaded on:-03.09.2026