2026:JHHC:11832 1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI B.A. No. 12162 of 2025 Ratan Mandal, son of Ram Prasad Mandal … … Petitioner Versus The State of Jharkhand … … Opp. Party --- CORAM: HON’BLE MRS. JUSTICE ANUBHA RAWAT CHOUDHARY --- For the Petitioner : Mr. Pandey Neeraj Rai, Advocate Mr. Rohit Ranjan Sinha, Advocate Mehul Raj, Advocate For the Opp. Party : Mr. Tarun Kumar, Advocate --- 07/22nd April 2026 1. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner is in custody in connection with Kanke P.S. Case No. 282/2025 for the offence registered under Section 69 of BNS, now said to have been pending in the court of learned Judicial Magistrate-1st Class, Ranchi. 2. The learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the FIR was lodged by the victim, who was major. He submits that as per the FIR, two professionals entered into relationship and it is alleged that the petitioner had raped the victim in the pretext of marriage and when the petitioner refused to marry, the victim opposed. He has also submitted that as per the FIR itself, the petitioner has threatened the victim that if she would inform to the police, the petitioner would commit suicide and a case will be lodged against the victim of abetting the petitioner to commit suicide. He submits that subsequently it was the victim who committed suicide. 3. The learned counsel for the petitioner submits that apparently the relationship was consensual between two majors and professionals working in the hospital and no case is made out against the petitioner either under Section 69 or 108 of BNS. He submits that the petitioner is in custody since 24.10.2025. 2026:JHHC:11832 2 4. Learned counsel for the opposite party has opposed the prayer for bail. However, he does not dispute the aforesaid submissions made by the learned counsel for the petitioner. 5. After hearing the learned counsel for the parties and considering aforesaid facts and circumstances and the custody of the petitioner since 24.10.2025, the petitioner is directed to be enlarged on bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs. 25,000/- (Rs. Twenty-Five Thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the learned Judicial Magistrate-1st Class, Ranchi in connection with Kanke P.S. Case No. 282/2025, subject to 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 would deposit a self-attested copy of his Aadhar Card along with his Mobile Number before the learned court below, which he shall 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. The instant bail application is allowed with the aforesaid conditions. 7. Let a copy of this order along with a copy of the affidavit filed with the bail petition be communicated to the court concerned through ‘e- mail/FAX’. (Anubha Rawat Choudhary, J.) Dated: 22.04.2026 Uploaded On: Mukul/-