2026:JHHC:28651 1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI B.A. No. 8082 of 2026 Bittu Kumar Verma @ Vittu Kumar Verma, aged about 19 years, son of Baski Verma, resident of Village Ratura, P.O. & P.S. Sarwan, District Deoghar … … Petitioner Versus The State of Jharkhand … … Opposite Party --- CORAM :HON'BLE MRS. JUSTICE ANUBHA RAWAT CHOUDHARY --- For the Petitioner : Mr. Ankit Kumar, Advocate For the Opp. Party : Mr. Subodh Kr. Dubey, APP --- 05/23.09.2026 Heard the learned counsel for the parties. 2. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner is in custody since 26.05.2026 in connection with Sarwan P.S. Case No.53 of 2026, registered under Sections 87 and 137 (2) of BNS Act, now pending in the court of learned S.D.J.M, Deoghar. 3. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner is in custody since 26.05.2026 and is only 19 years of age. Charge sheet has been submitted for alleged offence under Sections 87 and 137 (2) of BNS. 4. The learned counsel submits that there was love affair between the petitioner and the victim and the victim has not alleged any sexual assault, although, she has stated that the petitioner and the victim have got married and were staying in the railway station and when they came to know about the F.I.R., they came back. He further submits that the petitioner has no criminal antecedent. 5. Learned counsel for the State has opposed the prayer for bail by stating that the victim is a minor. He has also submitted that as per the statement of the victim recorded under Section 183 BNSS, she has stated that she herself left her home and went to the railway station with the petitioner. 6. After hearing the learned counsels for the parties and 2026:JHHC:28651 2 considering the fact that charge sheet has already been submitted and there appears to be an element of love affair between the petitioner aged 19 years and the victim being 15 years, the petitioner is directed to be enlarged on bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs. 25,000/-(Rupees twenty-five thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the learned S.D.J.M, Deoghar in connection with Sarwan P.S. Case No.53 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 even 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 trial court. 7. The instant application is allowed with the aforesaid conditions. 8. Let a copy of this order be communicated to the learned court concerned through “FAX/email”. (Anubha Rawat Choudhary, J.) Date of Order:23.09.2026 Saurav Date of Uploading:29.09.2026