2026:JHHC:26709 1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI B.A. No. 6942 of 2026 Sagar Kumar Paswan, Son of Sakaldeo Paswan, aged about 21 years, R/o Village Dudhpaniya, Post Barsot, P.S. Barhi, District, Hazaribagh, Jharkhand … … 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 informant is also present. 3. Learned counsel for the State Mr. Anup Pawan Topno, Advocate is present. 4. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner is in custody since 02.05.2026 in connection with Barhi P.S. Case No 144 of 2026, for the alleged offence registered under Sections 126(2), 115(2), 118(1), 109, 329(4), 74, 64, 62, 352, 351(1) of BNS 2023 pending in the court of learned S.D.J.M, Hazaribagh. 5. Learned counsel for the petitioner has submitted that the petitioner is in custody since 02.05.2026. It is alleged that on the day when the marriage of the victim was fixed, he entered into the house of the victim and tried to outrage her modesty. When she opposed, he assaulted the victim with knife and she suffered injury on her head. Learned counsel has submitted that the injury has been found to be simple in nature and caused by hard and blunt substance, which are just bruise as per the injury report. He has further submitted that the petitioner has been falsely implicated in this case. Earlier, the petitioner was made an accused and he has been acquitted in the earlier case. 6. Learned counsel appearing on behalf of the informant has opposed the prayer for bail. 2026:JHHC:26709 2 7. Learned counsel appearing on behalf of the opposite party-State has also opposed the prayer for bail, but so far as the injury report is concerned, the same is not in dispute. 8. To this, learned counsel for the petitioner has submitted that the charge sheet has already been submitted. 9. After hearing the learned counsel for the parties and considering the fact that the victim suffered simple injury by hard and blunt object and charge sheet has already been submitted, 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 S.D.J.M, Hazaribagh in connection with Barhi P.S. Case No. 144 of 2026 on the following conditions: (i) The petitioner shall not disturb the victim or her family members in any manner. If any such incident of disturbing the victim or her family member happens, it will certainly be open to the victim and her family member to take appropriate steps as per law including cancellation of bail of the petitioner. (ii) One of the bailors would be the present pairvikar of the petitioner. (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. 2026:JHHC:26709 3 10. The instant bail application is allowed with the aforesaid conditions. 11. 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