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( 2025:JHHC:17057 ) IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI
B.A. No. 5098 of 2025
------ Abhimanyu Dubey, aged about 21 years, son of Munna Dubey, resident of village –Chanda, P.O.+P.S. –Sinha, Dist.- Bhojpur (Ara), Dist.-Bhojpur, Bihar.
… Petitioner
Versus The State of Jharkhand … Opposite Party
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CORAM: HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE ANIL KUMAR CHOUDHARY
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For the Petitioner : Mr. Santosh Kr. Soni, Advocate For the State
: Mrs. Bandana Sinha, Addl. P.P. ------
Order No.02 Dated- 25.06.2025
Heard the parties.
The petitioner has moved this Court for grant of bail in connection with Bagbera P.S. Case No.156 of 2024, Special POCSO Case No. 27 of 2025 registered for the offences punishable under sections 96, 61, 3(5) of the B.N.S., 2023 and charge has been framed under Section 4(2) of the POCSO Act.
The learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the allegation against the petitioner is that the petitioner in furtherance of common intention with the co-accused persons procured the minor victim girl in criminal conspiracy with the co-accused persons. It is further submitted that the allegations against the petitioner are all false. It is next submitted by the learned counsel for the petitioner, drawing attention of this Court to the statement of the victim under Section 183 of the B.N.S.S. wherein the victim girl has categorically stated that the petitioner is no way responsible for leaving her own house. It is then submitted that the petitioner has no criminal antecedent as has been mentioned in para –12 of the bail application. It is next submitted that the petitioner has been in custody since 10.12.2024, as has been mentioned in paragraph no. 06 of the bail application. It is further submitted that the petitioner undertakes to cooperate with the trial
of the case. Hence, it is submitted that the petitioner be admitted to bail.
The learned Addl. P.P. opposes the prayer for bail.
Considering the submissions of the counsels and the fact as discussed above, I am inclined to enlarge the above-named petitioner on bail. Accordingly, the petitioner is directed to be released 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 learned Special Judge Exclusive, (POCSO) Act, Jamshedpur, in connection with Bagbera P.S. Case No.156 of 2024, Special POCSO Case No. 27 of 2025 with the condition that the petitioner will co-operate with the trial of the case and will furnish his mobile number and photocopy of the Aadhar Card with an undertaking that he will not change his mobile number during the trial of the case.
(Anil Kumar Choudhary, J.)
Sonu-Gunjan/