B.A./9101/2026 of SONU KUMAR @ SINU KUMAR GUPTA @ SONU RAWANI Vs THE STATE OF JHARKHAND on 29 September 2026

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI

B.A. No. 9101 of 2026

Sonu Kumar @ Sonu Kumar Gupta @ Sonu Rawani, aged about 30 years, S/o Ranjan Kumar, R/o – Barmasia, P.O. Dhanbad, P.S. Dhansar, District Dhanbad

… … Petitioner

Versus

State of Jharkhand … … Opposite Party --- CORAM :HON'BLE MRS. JUSTICE ANUBHA RAWAT CHOUDHARY ---

For the Petitioner : Mr. Shailesh Kr. Singh, Advocate

For the Opp. Party : Mr. Satish Prasad, APP

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05/29.09.2026

Heard the learned counsel for the parties.

2. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner is in custody in connection with Govindpur P.S. Case No.183 of 2026, registered under Sections 126(2)/127(2)/64(1)/351(3)/3(5) and 115 (2) of BNS, now pending in the court of learned JMFC, Dhanbad.

3. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner is not named in the F.I.R. However, one Raju Kumar is named in the F.I.R, who is co-accused in the present case, and he had asked the victim to come to his house for the purposes of working as domestic help to which the victim agreed. He submits that the victim was taken to an apartment and it is alleged that Raju Kumar had committed rape upon her.

4. Learned counsel submits that the petitioner has been made accused on the ground that he was talking to Raju Kumar and that the petitioner was the care-taker of flat/apartment where the alleged offence was committed.

5. The learned counsel for the petitioner has submitted that the petitioner has no criminal antecedent and he is in custody since 03.08.2026 and charge sheet has already been submitted in this case.

6. Learned counsel for the State has opposed the prayer for bail and submitted that the petitioner had facilitated the commission of offence and the petitioner was also about to commit offence but before he could do anything, the victim had raised the alarm upon being raped by the co-accused Raju Kumar.

7. After hearing the learned counsel for the parties and considering the fact that there is specific allegation of committing rape against Raju Kumar and so far as the petitioner is concerned, there is no allegation that the petitioner committed rape upon the victim, coupled with the fact that the petitioner has no criminal antecedent and the charge sheet has already been submitted, the petitioner is directed to be enlarged on bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs. 25,000/- (Rupees twenty-five thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the learned JMFC, Dhanbad in connection with Govindpur P.S. Case No.183 of 2026, on 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 even single default, the learned court shall cancel the bail bond furnished by the petitioner.

(iv) 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.

(v) The petitioner shall fully co-operate with the proceedings before the learned trial court.

8. The petitioner shall not disturb the victim in any manner. In case, the victim is disturbed by the petitioner, it will be open to the victim to approach the learned court for cancellation of bail of the petitioner.

9. The learned court shall also call for the criminal antecedent report of the petitioner, if any antecedent is found, the petitioner shall not be released.

10. The instant application is allowed with the aforesaid conditions.

11. Let a copy of this order be communicated to the learned court concerned through “FAX/email”.

(Anubha Rawat Choudhary, J.) Date of Order:29.09.2026 Saurav Date of Uploading:30.09.2026