Neutral Citation No. ( 2025:JHHC:28581 ) IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI B.A. No. 8031 of 2025 ------- Ishwar Lohra, aged about 35 years, son of Gulpa Lohra, resident of village Jari, P.O. & P.S. Jari, District Gumla. …... …. Petitioner(s) Versus The State of Jharkhand .…. …. Opp. Party -------- CORAM : HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE AMBUJ NATH -------- For the Petitioner(s) : Mr. Arun Kumar Pandey, Advocate For the State : Mrs. Mohua Palit, A.P. P. -------- 06/ Dated 17.09.2025 Heard the parties. The petitioner has been made accused in connection with Jari P.S. Case No. 12 of 2023, corresponding to G.R. Case No. 610 of 2023, for the offence under Section 376 of the Indian Penal Code, pending in the court of learned Additional Sessions Judge-I-cum-Special Judge, Gumla. On 14.07.2023 at about 9:30 a.m., petitioner is alleged to have intercepted the informant near Ambha Patra forest. He took her inside the forest and raped her. Considering the nature of allegation, I am not inclined to release the petitioner, on bail. Accordingly, the prayer for bail of the petitioner is hereby rejected. (Ambuj Nath, J.) BS/-