( 2026:JHHC:29760 ) IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI B.A. No. 8322 of 2026 Gulab Khan, aged about 20 years, Son of Lal Khan Resident of Madneepur, P.O.+ P.S. Manihari, Dist. Katihar, Bihar … … Petitioner Versus 1.The State of Jharkhand 2. Ebrar Ali … … Opp. Parties --- CORAM :HON'BLE MRS. JUSTICE ANUBHA RAWAT CHOUDHARY --- For the Petitioner : Mr. Din Dayal Saha, Advocate For the Opp. Party : Mr. Ajay Kumar Pathak, APP --- 06/05.10.2026 Heard the learned counsel appearing on behalf of the parties. 2. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner is in custody in connection with Taljhari P.S. Case No. 79 of 2026, for the offences registered under Sections 87,137(2), 352, 3(5) of the B.N.S. 2023, pending in the court of learned JMFC, Rajmahal. 3. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner is in custody since 30.05.2026 having no criminal antecedent. The learned counsel submits that statement of the victim recorded under Section 183 BNSS be perused by this court. 4. Learned counsel for the opposite party-State has opposed the prayer for bail and has submitted that the victim is minor and has declared her age as 16 years and the petitioner is 20 years of age and the victim has been recovered with the petitioner from Katihar, Bihar. He has referred to paragraph 48 of the case diary. 5. After hearing the learned counsel for the parties and considering the statement of the victim recorded under Section 183 BNSS it appears that the victim has stated that she had suo motu gone with the petitioner on her own will and she was being assaulted by her parents and her parents wanted to get her married to one blind person and under compulsion, she left her home. Considering the fact that charge sheet has already been submitted and the petitioner has no criminal antecedent, the petitioner above named is directed to be enlarged on bail on his furnishing bail bond of Rs. 25,000/- (Rs. Twenty-five thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the ( 2026:JHHC:29760 ) 2 satisfaction of learned JMFC, Rajmahal, in connection with Taljhari P.S. Case No. 79 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. 6. Let this order along with a copy of the affidavit filed with the bail petition be communicated to the court concerned through FAX/e- mail. 7. The instant bail application is allowed with the aforesaid conditions. (Anubha Rawat Choudhary, J.) Dated: 05.10.2026 Uploaded on 06.10.2026 Binit/