2026:JHHC:5672 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI B.A. No. 861 of 2026 ----- Umesh Kumar Mahato @ Umesh Mahto @ Nand Kishore Mahato, S/o Daleshwar Mahto, R/o Village- Painbad, P.O. & P.s. Nawadih, District Bokaro .... Petitioner(s). Versus The State of Jharkhand … Opp. Party(s). ------ CORAM : SRI ANANDA SEN, J. ------ For the Petitioner(s) : Mr. Randhir Kumar, Advocate Ms. Pinki Kumari, Advocate For the State : Mr. Sanjay Kr. Srivastava, AddI. P.P. …...... 02/ 26.02.2026: 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 64, 351, 61(2), 3(5) of the BNS. 2. Heard, learned counsel for the petitioner learned counsel for the State and have also gone through the impugned order. 3. Learned AddI. P.P. opposes the prayer for bail. 4. The allegation against this petitioner is that the petitioner assured the victim to marry her and thereafter entered into sexual relationship. It is further alleged that thereafter the marriage was also fixed, but at that time huge dowry was demanded. 5. From the materials available on record, I find that the first occurrence of sexual intercourse had taken place five years before the lodging the FIR and thereafter the relationship continued. Now the victim is aged about 22 years. 6. Considering the aforesaid materials, 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, Dhanbad in connection with Hariharpur P.S. Case No.61 of 2025, corresponding to G.R. Case No.3785 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/her own name within the State of Jharkhand. (ANANDA SEN, J.) 26th February, 2026 R.S./ Uploaded on 28/02/2026