2026:JHHC:10364 1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI B.A. No. 1561 of 2026 Krishna Munda, son of late Mahadeo Munda … … Petitioner Versus State of Jharkhand … … Opposite Party --- CORAM :HON'BLE MRS. JUSTICE ANUBHA RAWAT CHOUDHARY --- For the Petitioner : Mr. Avishek Prasad, Advocate For the Opp. Party : Mr. Gautam Rakesh, APP --- 03/10.04.2026 Heard the learned counsel for the parties. 2. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner is in custody since 18.10.2025 in connection with Mahila Bundu P.S. No. 04/2025, registered under Section 87/351(3) of BNS, now pending in the court of learned JM, Ranchi. 3. The learned counsel for the petitioner submits that there is allegation that the petitioner had taken away the victim to his house and when the wife of the petitioner saw her in the house, she locked the victim in the room. He submits that there is no allegation of any sexual assault. The victim is a major lady aged about 19 years. It is submitted that the entire incident had happened as the petitioner was allegedly willing to marry the victim. The petitioner is in custody since 18.10.2025. 4. The learned counsel for the State has opposed the prayer and submitted that there is direct allegation against the petitioner and the victim has supported the allegation. However, the nature and the manner of allegation as narrated by the learned counsel for the petitioner is not in dispute. 5. After hearing the learned counsels for the parties and considering the fact that the petitioner is in custody since 18.10.2025, the petitioner is directed to be released 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 JM, Ranchi in 2026:JHHC:10364 2 connection with Mahila Bundu P.S. No. 04/2025, 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. 6. The instant application is allowed with the aforesaid conditions. 7. Let a copy of this order be communicated to the learned court concerned through “FAX/email”. (Anubha Rawat Choudhary, J.) Date of Order:10.04.2026 Saurav Date of Uploading:13.04.2026