( 2026:JHHC:11083 ) IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI B.A. No. 3151 of 2026 Pradeep Oraon aged about 26 years son fo Nema Oraon … … Petitioner Versus The State of Jharkhand … … Opp. Party --- CORAM :HON'BLE MRS. JUSTICE ANUBHA RAWAT CHOUDHARY --- For the Petitioner : Mr. Anshuman, Advocate Mr. Rahul Dev, Advocate Mr. Ayush Parmar, Advocate For the Opp. Party : Mr. Gautam Rakesh, Addl.P.P. For the informant : Mr. Arvind Prajapati, Advocate Mr. Nawin Kumar, Advocate --- 02/17.04.2026 Heard the learned counsels appearing on behalf of the parties. 2. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner is in custody since 12.01.2026 in connection with Mahila P.S. Case No. 02 of 2026 for the offences registered under Sections 69, 351(2) and 318 (2) of the B.N.S. 2023 corresponding to G.R. Case No. 80 of 2026 pending in the court of learned Chief Judicial Magistrate at Lohardaga. 3. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner is in Indian Army. He has further submitted that as per the allegation the petitioner and the informant were in relationship from December 2019 and it is alleged that the relationship was established on the pretext of marriage and ultimately the petitioner did not marry inspite of his assurance of marriage during panchayati. The learned counsel has submitted that the victim was throughout major and that it is a case of consensual relationship. 4. Learned counsel for the informant has opposed the prayer and has submitted that the petitioner was having relationship with 3 women at a time and he has cheated the informant and established physical relationship on the pretext of marriage and ultimately did not marry with the informant and married with someone else as is apparent from paragraph 35 of the case diary. ( 2026:JHHC:11083 ) -2- 5. Learned counsel for the opposite party-State has also opposed the prayer. 6. After hearing the learned counsel for the parties and considering the aforesaid facts that there has been a long relationship between the petitioner and the victim for over six years and both are major, 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 Chief Judicial Magistrate, Lohardaga in connection with Mahila P.S. Case No. 02 of 2026 corresponding to G.R. No. G.R. Case No. 80 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. 7. 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. 8. The instant bail application is allowed with the aforesaid conditions. (Anubha Rawat Choudhary, J.) Dated: 17.04.2026 Uploaded on: 17.04.2026 MM/