Neutral Citation No. ( 2025:JHHC:21450 ) IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI B.A. No. 6361 of 2025 ------ Suman Kumar Raut @ Suman Kumar Rout, aged about 22 years, son of Mahesh Raut, Resident of Aajan tola House No. 155, Ward No. 10, Rohini, P.O.-Rohini P.S. Jasidih, District- Deoghar, Jharkhand … … Petitioner -Versus - The State of Jharkhand ... … Opposite Party ------ CORAM: - HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE AMBUJ NATH ------ For the Petitioner : M/s. Shashank Shekhar No.3, Advocate For the State : M/s. Rakesh Kumar Sinha, A.P.P. ----- 02/01.08.2025 Heard the parties 2. The petitioner has been made accused in connection with Jasidih P.S. Case No. 245 of 2024 corresponding to POCSO Case No. 42 of 2024, for the offences registered under Sections 376D, 376(2)(n) and 313 of the I.P.C. and Section 6 of the POCSO Act, 2012, pending in the Court of learned Additional Sessions Judge-III-cum-Special Judge, POCSO, Deoghar. 3. Bail Application of the petitioner was earlier rejected by this Court vide B.A. No. 2150 of 2025 by order dated 19.03.2025. 4. On 06.12.2023, named accused persons Karan Kumar, Luv Raut, this petitioner and Pramod Kumar Mandal are alleged to have raped the prosecutrix. Subsequently, accused Karan Kumar on the pretext of marriage, continued to sexually exploit her. Thereafter, the prosecutrix became pregnant and ultimately, co-accused Karan Kumar refused to marry her. 5. Learned counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioner has drawn the attention of this Court towards the statement of the victim as well as the father of the victim recorded during trial and has pointed out several contradictions in their statement. 6. Considering the nature of allegation and the fact that it will not be proper to analyze the statement of the witnesses, at this stage, I am not inclined to release the petitioner, on bail. Accordingly, his prayer for bail stands rejected. 7. The learned Trial Court shall expedite the trial. (Ambuj Nath, J.) Nandini/- Uploaded