( 2026:JHHC:11297) 1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI B.A. No. 2524 of 2026 Victim Relative … Petitioner Versus 1. The State of Jharkhand 2. Victim/Informant … Opposite Parties --- CORAM :HON'BLE MRS. JUSTICE ANUBHA RAWAT CHOUDHARY --- For the Petitioner : Mr. Ashish Kumar Thakur, Advocate For the O.P. No.2 : Ms. Vidhika Saboo, Advocate --- 03/18.04.2026 Heard the learned counsels appearing on behalf of the parties. 2. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner is in custody since 18.10.2025 in connection with Borio P.S. Case No. 71 of 2025, registered under Section 64(1), 69, 89, 351(2) and 352 of Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023, now pending in the court of learned Judicial Magistrate, First Class, Sahibganj. 3. The learned counsel for the petitioner further submits that the victim aged 19 years made allegation in the F.I.R. that she was raped on the pretext of marriage. He has further submitted that the age of the petitioner is 25 years and the victim herself had filed a petition before the learned Court that marriage has been solemnized between the victim and the petitioner. 4. The learned counsel for the victim has appeared and has submitted that the marriage has been solemnized and the victim has no objection, if the petitioner is enlarged on bail. 5. To this, counsel, learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner is in custody since 18.10.2025. 6. After hearing the learned counsel for the parties and considering the aforesaid facts and circumstances, the victim being major and marriage having been solemnized as claimed by the petitioner and not disputed by the learned counsel for the victim- informant, 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 ( 2026:JHHC:11297) 2 learned Judicial Magistrate, First Class, Sahibganj in connection with Borio P.S. Case No. 71 of 2025, on the following conditions: (i) One of the bailors would be the present pairvikar of the petitioner. (ii) The other bailor should be a close relative of the petitioner. (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 Aadhaar 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: 18.04.2026 Vedanti Date of Uploading: 20.04.2026