( 2025:JHHC:25638 ) IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI B.A. No. 7329 of 2025 ------- Manawar Ansari, aged about 19 years, son of Hadish Miyan, resident of village Chaupariya, P.O. & P.S. Ramgarh, District Palamau. …... …. Petitioner(s) Versus The State of Jharkhand .…. …. Opp. Party -------- CORAM : HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE AMBUJ NATH -------- For the Petitioner(s) : Mr. Ravi Prakash, Advocate For the State : Ms. Sushma Aind, A.P. P. For the Informant : Mr. Mukesh Kumar Mehta, Advocate -------- 02/ Dated 27.08.2025 Heard the parties. The petitioner has been made accused in connection with Lesliganj P.S. Case No. 05 of 2025, POCSO Case No.18 of 2025, for the offence registered under Sections 127(2), 70(2) & 61(2) of B.N.S., 2023 and Section 6 of POCSO Act, pending in the court of learned Special Judge, POCSO Act, Palamau at Daltonganj. On 16.01.2025, petitioner is alleged to have raped the prosecutrix. It appears that the prosecutrix in her deposition during trial has supported the prosecution case. Learned counsel for the petitioner submitted that the prosecutrix in her cross-examination stated as what was prompted to her by the police. In view of the aforesaid fact, I am not inclined to release the petitioner, on bail. Accordingly, the prayer for bail of the petitioner is hereby rejected. Learned Trial Court shall expedite the trial. (Ambuj Nath, J.) BS/-