1 2026:JHHC:12239 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI B.A. No. 2716 of 2026 Girendra Kumar, aged about 25 years, S/o Naresh Saw, R/o Village Karar Tola, Chaktad, P.O. & P.S. Panki, Dist-Palamau, Jharkhand. … … Petitioner Versus The State of Jharkhand … … Opp. Party --- CORAM :HON'BLE MRS. JUSTICE ANUBHA RAWAT CHOUDHARY --- For the Petitioner : Mr. Raj Nandan Chatterjee, Advocate For the Opp. Party : Mr. Fahad Allam, Addl.P.P. --- 07/27.04.2026 Heard the learned counsel appearing on behalf of the parties. 2. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner is in custody since 18.11.2025 in connection with Panki P.S. Case No. 101 of 2025 for the offences registered under Sections 64(1), 3(5) Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023, pending in the court of learned Judicial Magistrate, 1st Class, Palamau. 3. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner is in custody since 18.11.2025 and the victim has been examined in this case who has been declared hostile. Rather 2 witnesses out of 9 witnesses have been examined and both of them have turned hostile. He submits that there is no likelihood of the conviction of the petitioner. 4. Learned counsel for the opposite party-State has opposed the prayer and has submitted that the swab was sent for forensic expert examination but he is not sure as to whether the FSL report has been submitted to the Court. However, the fact that two witnesses including the victim have been declared hostile is not in dispute. 5. Hearing the learned counsel for the parties and considering the aforesaid facts and circumstances including the fact that the victim has turned hostile , 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 Judicial Magistrate, 1st Class, Palamau in connection with Panki P.S. Case No. 101 of 2025 on the following conditions: 2 2026:JHHC:12239 (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: 27.04.2026 Uploaded on: 27.04.2026 MM/