B.A./9393/2026 of BHARAT KUMAR MAHATO @ BHARAT MAHATO Vs STATE OF JHARKHAND on 8 October 2026

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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI B.A. No. 9393 of 2026

Bharat Kumar Mahato @ Bharat Mahato aged about 23 years, son of Mithun Mahato, resident of Village-Belgaria, P.O. Palani, and P.S. Baliapur, Dist. Dhanbad

… … Petitioner

Versus

The State of Jharkhand

…

… Opp. Party --- CORAM :HON'BLE MRS. JUSTICE ANUBHA RAWAT CHOUDHARY ---

For the Petitioner : Mr. R.S. Mazumdar, Senior Advocate

: (through V.C.)

: Ms. J. Mazumdar, Advocate

For the Opp. Party : Mr. Jitendra Pandey, APP

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04/08.10.2026 Heard the learned counsel appearing on behalf of the parties.

2. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner is in custody in connection with Dhanbad Mahila P.S. Case No. 19 of 2026, for the offences registered under Sections 69,351(2), 352 of the B.N.S. 2023, pending in the court of learned Judicial Magistrate, 1st Class, Dhanbad.

3. Learned senior counsel for the petitioner submits that the charge sheet has been submitted and the petitioner has no criminal antecedent. The learned senior counsel has referred to the FIR which has been lodged by the victim herself and submits that the victim was major aged 24 years and she has asserted that for the last four years there was relationship between the petitioner and the victim and the petitioner had promised to marry her after his sister would get married, but in spite of marriage of his sister, the petitioner refused to marry the victim. The learned senior counsel has submitted that there is an element of consent and charge sheet having been submitted, the petitioner be enlarged on bail. He has also submitted that the petitioner would abide by all the conditions as may be imposed by this court.

4. Learned counsel for the opposite party-State has opposed the prayer for bail, however the aforesaid submissions made by the counsel for the petitioner is not in dispute.

5. After hearing the learned counsel for the parties and considering the fact that charge sheet has been submitted, the

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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, Dhanbad, in connection with Dhanbad Mahila P.S. Case No. 19 of 2026, on the following conditions:

(i) The petitioner will not disturb the victim or her family members in any manner

(ii) One of the bailors would be the present pairvikar of the petitioner.

(iii) The other bailor should be his close relative.

(iv) 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.

(v) 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.

(vi) 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: 08.10.2026 Uploaded on 09.10.2026 Binit/