2026:JHHC:27199 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI A.B.A. No. 5038 of 2026 ------ Lalan Kumar @ Nikku, aged about 24 years, son of Sanjay Sada, resident of Village Simanpur, P.O. Amor, P.S. Balbadda, District Godda, Jharkhand .... .... …. Petitioner Versus The State of Jharkhand .... .... .... Opposite Party CORAM : HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SANJAY KUMAR DWIVEDI For the Petitioner : Mr. Manoj Kumar Sah, Advocate For the State : Mr. Achhinto Sen, A.P.P. ------ 02/10.09.2026 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned counsel for the State. 2. The petitioner is apprehending his arrest in connection with Belbadda P.S. Case No. 32 of 2026, registered for the offence under Sections 87, 140(3), 138 and 3(5) of Bhartiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023, pending in the court of learned Sub Divisional Judicial Magistrate, Godda. 3. Learned counsel appearing for the petitioner submits that the petitioner and the victim were in relationship and she has gone along with the petitioner on her own volition. He submits that initially the complaint case was filed which has been converted into FIR. He next submits that it has come in the order of learned Sessions Judge that the victim has stated in her statement under Section 183 of the BNSS that she has gone on her own volition along with the petitioner. On these grounds, he submits that anticipatory bail may kindly be granted. 4. Learned counsel appearing for the State opposes the prayer and submits that the victim is minor and in view of that prayer for anticipatory bail may kindly be rejected. 5. In the order of the learned Sessions Judge, it has come that the victim has stated in her statement under Section 183 of the BNSS that she has gone along with the petitioner on her own volition and they were in relationship, in the attending facts and circumstances, I am inclined to grant anticipatory bail to the petitioner. 2026:JHHC:27199 6. Accordingly, the above-named petitioner is directed to surrender before the learned court within three weeks from today and in the event of his arrest or surrender, he shall be enlarged on bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs.25,000/- (Twenty Five Thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned Sub Divisional Judicial Magistrate, Godda, in connection with Belbadda P.S. Case No. 32 of 2026, subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 482(2) of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023. (Sanjay Kumar Dwivedi, J.) Dated 10.09.2026 Anit Uploaded 11.09.2026