( 2025:JHHC:27459 ) IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI B. A. No. 7752 of 2025 Shyam Samad @ Shyam Sundar Munda, aged about 21 years, son of Lakhindra Munda, resident of Potka (Soka Sai), Chakradharpur, P.O.- Potka, P.S.- Chakradharpur, District- West Singhbhum. …. Petitioner Versus The State of Jharkhand …. Opp. Party ------ CORAM : HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE AMBUJ NATH ------ For the Petitioner : Mr. Mukesh Kumar Dubey, Advocate For the Opp. Party : Mr. Azeemuddin, A.P.P. ----- 2/ 10.09.2025 Heard the parties. 2. Petitioner has been made accused in connection with Chakradharpur P.S. Case No. 58 of 2025 for the offences registered under Section 64(1) of the B.N.S., 2023 and Sections 4 and 6 of the POCSO Act, pending in the Court of Sri Santosh Anand Prasad, learned Special Judge- II-cum-POCSO, West Singhbhum, Chaibasa. 3. The petitioner is alleged to have sexually assaulted the victim, who is aged about 16 years. 4. Attention has been drawn towards her deposition recorded during trial, in which, she has not supported the prosecution case and has been declared hostile. 5. In view of the submission made above, I am inclined to enlarge the petitioner on bail. Accordingly, the petitioner, above named, is directed to be released on bail on furnishing bail bonds of Rs. 20,000/- (Rupees twenty thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each, to the satisfaction of Sri Santosh Anand Prasad, learned Special Judge-II-cum- POCSO, West Singhbhum, Chaibasa, in connection with Chakradharpur P.S. Case No. 58 of 2025. (Ambuj Nath, J.) R.Kr.