2026:JHHC:28164 1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI B.A. No. 8631 of 2026 Anil Kumar @ Pankaj Prasad, aged about 34 years, S/o Sri Ramavtar Prasad @ Karuna Sao, resident of Village-Dabhatu, P.O.- Kumhardaga, P.S.- Gola, District-Ramgarh. … … Petitioner Versus The State of Jharkhand … … Opposite Party --- CORAM :HON'BLE MRS. JUSTICE ANUBHA RAWAT CHOUDHARY --- For the Petitioner : Mr. Manoj Tandon, Advocate : Mr. Karamjit Singh Chhabra, Advocate : Mr. Shubham Kumar, Advocate : Ms. Shivani Bhardwaj, Advocate For the State : Mr. Satish Kumar Keshri, Advocate 04/17.09.2026 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 10.06.2026 in connection with Gola P.S. Case No.70 of 2026, for the alleged offence registered under sections 64(1)/62 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023, pending in the court of learned JMFC, Ramgarh. 3. Learned counsel for the petitioner has submitted that the charge sheet has already been submitted on 04.07.2026 and the petitioner has no criminal antecedent. He has submitted that as per the allegation, the petitioner entered into the house of the victim and tried to commit rape upon her, but upon alarm, the petitioner ran away from the place of occurrence. He has also submitted that there is delay in filing the first information report, although it was filed on 10.06.2026, whereas the alleged incident took place on 09.06.2026. 4. Learned counsel appearing on behalf of the opposite party-State has opposed the prayer for bail and has submitted that the delay of filing of the first information report is explained, as the victim waited for her husband to come and then the first information report was filed. 2026:JHHC:28164 2 5. After hearing the learned counsel for the parties and considering the fact that the charge sheet has been submitted, and the petitioner having no criminal antecedent, 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 JMFC, Ramgarh in connection with Gola P.S. Case No. 70 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. (vi) The petitioner shall not disturb the victim or her family member in any manner. If the petitioner disturbs the victim or her family member, it will be open to the victim to move the concerned learned court for the purpose of cancellation of the bail of the petitioner. 6. The instant bail application is allowed with the aforesaid conditions. 7. The learned court shall call upon the State to furnish the criminal antecedent report of the petitioner. If any criminal antecedent is found against the petitioner, the petitioner shall not be released on bail. 2026:JHHC:28164 3 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.) 17.09.2026 Rakesh/- Uploaded on:-19.09.2026