Neutral Citation No. ( 2026:JHHC:12342-DB ) IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI Cr. Appeal (DB) No. 474 of 2026 Pupen Ekka, daughter of Misak Ekka @ Mishak Ekka, resident of village: Tigawal Danrtoli, Post Office & Police Station: Chainpur, District: Gumla (Jharkhand). ... Appellant Versus The State of Jharkhand … Respondent --- CORAM: HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE RONGON MUKHOPADHYAY HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE PRADEEP KUMAR SRIVASTAVA For the Appellant : Mrs. Vandana Singh, Advocate For the State : Spl.P.P. --- 03/28.04.2026 Heard the learned counsel for the respective sides. This appeal is directed against the order dated 17.03.2026 passed by the learned Additional Sessions Judge-I-cum-Special Judge, Gumla in Bail Petition No. 123/2026, arising out of Chainpur P.S. Case No. 49/2025, whereby and whereunder, the prayer for bail of the appellant has been rejected. It has been alleged that the daughter of the informant was taken away by the appellant to Ranchi on the pretext that she would be provided a job in a hospital. It has been alleged that for two years no information could be gathered about the victim but subsequently the informant came to know that it was the present appellant who had got the victim married to a person from Rajasthan. The wife of the informant had thereafter gone to Rajasthan with the assistance of an NGO but the house where her daughter stayed could not be located and ultimately, she returned back and which resulted in institution of First Information Report. Submission has been advanced by the learned counsel for the appellant that so far as the appellant is concerned, the only allegation is of taking the daughter of the informant to Ranchi on the pretext of providing a job of sweeping in a hospital. It has been submitted that the main allegation is against Kapil Mandal and Vinita Mandal who had conspired and got the victim married to a person from Rajasthan. Learned counsel has referred to the 183 BNSS statement of the victim. Learned Spl.P.P. has opposed the prayer for bail of the appellant and has submitted that the 183 BNSS statement of the victim clearly reveals that the appellant was also involved and had conspired with the other accused persons in getting the victim married at Rajasthan. It appears from the 183 BNSS statement of the victim that the victim was initially taken away by the appellant on the pretext of providing a job of sweeping in a hospital which however was not provided and subsequently, the appellant had demanded an amount of Rs.10,000/- from the brother of the victim. It has also been stated by her that she was left in the house of Kapil Mandal and Vinita Mandal by the appellant and subsequently, Vinita Mandal had taken her to Ratangarh, Churu in the State of Rajasthan for the purpose of marriage and ultimately, she was given in marriage to Mahendra Meghwal and after marriage she had also given birth to a child who is now about two years old. The victim has also disclosed the manner in which she could be located by the Jharkhand Police and ultimately, she had come back to her parents’ house. The statement of the victim under section 183 BNSS is primarily concentrated upon the role played by the Vinita Mandal in taking her to Rajasthan and getting her married to Mahendra Meghwal from where she was recovered. So far as the appellant is concerned, it appears that she had taken the victim on the lure of proving a job of sweeping in a hospital and subsequently, the appellant is said to have left her in the house of Kapil Mandal and Vinita Mandal. The appellant is in custody since 14.02.2026. Regard being had to the statement of the victim, as enumerated above, we while setting aside the order dated 17.03.2026 passed by the learned Additional Sessions Judge-I-cum-Special Judge, Gumla in Bail Petition No. 123/2026, arising out of Chainpur P.S. Case No. 49/2025 direct the appellant be released on bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs. 10,000/- (Rs. Ten Thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the learned Judicial Magistrate, 1st Class, Gumla in connection with Chainpur P.S. Case No. 49/2025. This appeal is allowed. (RONGON MUKHOPADHYAY, J.) (PRADEEP KUMAR SRIVASTAVA, J.) 28.04.2026 S.B. Uploaded on 30.04.2026 -2-