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2026 DAILYLAW 8361 (JHR)

BIRENDRA MUNDA v. THE STATE OF JHARKHAND

B.A./10509/2025 · 2026-02-17

Sri Ananda Sen

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2026:JHHC:4472 1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI B.A. No.10509 of 2025 ----- Birendra Munda, son of Bishwanath Munda, resident of village Dhadhu, PO Dhadhu, PS Balumath, District Latehar, Jharkhand … Petitioner(s). Versus The State of Jharkhand … Opposite Party(s). CORAM : SRI ANANDA SEN, J. ------ For the Petitioner(s) : Mr. Pawan Kr. Pathak, Advocate For the State : Mr. Rakesh Kumar Sinha, APP …...... 03 /17.02.2026: This bail application has been filed under Sections 483 & 484 of BNSS, 2023 wherein, prayer has been made for grant of bail as he is in custody for allegedly committing offence punishable under Sections 69 and 89 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita. 2. Heard, learned counsel for the petitioner, learned counsel for the State and have also gone through the impugned order. 3. There is an allegation that the petitioner met the victim at the marriage and thereafter their relationship developed and they became close to each other. It is stated that the boy eloped with the girl and thereafter went to Gujarat and stayed there. She returned after three months and thereafter it was detected that she became pregnant. It is alleged that on instruction of this petitioner the victim took some medicine which caused miscarriage. 4. Learned APP opposes the prayer for bail. 5. From the documents on record, I find that the mother of the girl i.e. the informant stated that girl is aged about 21 years and the boy is aged about 25 years. She also admits that there was some love affair between them. 2026:JHHC:4472 2 6. Considering the aforesaid fact and the fact that the petitioner is in custody since 25.07.2025 and chargesheet has already been submitted, I am inclined to grant bail to the petitioner. Accordingly, the petitioner, named above, is directed to be released on bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs.10,000/- (Rupees Ten Thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the learned Judicial Magistrate, 1st Class, Gumla in connection with Puso PS Case No. 06 of 2025 subject to the condition that one of the bailors should be a close relative of the petitioner, having sufficient landed property in his own name within the State of Jharkhand. 7. Accordingly, this bail application is allowed. (ANANDA SEN, J.) 17.02.2026 Tanuj/CP-2 Uploaded on 18.02.2026