( 2025:JHHC:30124 ) IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI B.A. No. 4221 of 2025 ------- Vikash Singh @ Vikash Kumar Singh, aged about 39 years, son of Dinanath Singh, resident of Sijua, Near Station Jogta, P.O. Sijua, P.S. Jogta, District Dhanbad, Jharkhand. …... …. Petitioner(s) Versus The State of Jharkhand .…. …. Opp. Party -------- CORAM : HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE AMBUJ NATH -------- For the Petitioner(s) : Mr. A. K. Kashyap, Sr. Advocate For the State : Mr. Sunil Kumar Dubey, A.P. P. -------- 05/ Dated 25.09.2025 Heard the parties. The petitioner has been made accused in connection with Jogta P.S. Case No. 16 of 2023, corresponding to G.R. Case No.1983 of 2024, S.T. Case No.62 of 2025, for the offence registered under Sections 376, 385, 504 & 506/34 of the Indian Penal Code, pending in the court of Sri Niraj Kumar Vishwakarma, learned Additional Sessions Judge-X, Dhanbad. On 28.05.2023, petitioner on pistol point raped the prosecutrix. It is alleged that the husband of the prosecutrix was also on pistol point restrained at the place of occurrence. It was submitted that the victim is in habit of instituting false rape cases. It was further submitted that the statement of the victim has already been recorded during trial. Learned counsel for the State has opposed the prayer for bail and submitted that petitioner is an accused in as many as 24 cases. 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. Learned Trial Court shall expedite the trial. (Ambuj Nath, J.) 25th September, 2025 BS/-