( 2026:JHHC:9538 ) IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI B.A. No. 2746 of 2026 Shibu Singh aged about 21 years, S/o Dibanand Singh … … Petitioner Versus The State of Jharkhand … … Opp. Party --- CORAM :HON'BLE MRS. JUSTICE ANUBHA RAWAT CHOUDHARY --- For the Petitioner : Mr. Kripa Shankar Nanda, Advocate For the Opp. Party : Mr. Praful Jojo, APP --- 02/06.04.2026 Heard the learned counsel appearing on behalf of the parties. 2. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner is in custody since 13.01.2026 in connection with Dhalbhumgarh P.S. Case No. 22 of 2025, for the offences registered under Sections 96,137(1) (a) of the B.N.S. 2023, pending in the court of learned Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate, Ghatshila. 3. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner is 21 years of age and as per the allegation the daughter of the informant aged 17 years was found missing and it has been alleged in the FIR itself that his daughter had gone with the petitioner and thereafter the informant received information from the victim that she had got married with the present petitioner. The counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner is in custody since 13.01.2026 and it appears that there has been love affair between the petitioner and the victim. 4. Learned counsel for the opposite party-State has opposed the prayer and has submitted that the victim is a minor. 5. After hearing the learned counsel for the parties and considering the aforesaid facts and circumstances, it appears that the victim and the petitioner had eloped, and considering the age of the victim and the petitioner, 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 satisfaction of learned Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate, Ghatshila, 2 in connection with Dhalbhumgarh P.S. Case No. 22 of 2025on 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: 06.04.2026 Uploaded on: 07.04.2026 Binit/