Neutral Citation No. ( 2025:JHHC:26128 ) IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI B.A. No. 7262 of 2025 ------ Subham Kumar @ Subham Kumar Ram, aged about 21 years, Son of Late Mohan Ram, Resident of Village- Balwa Dohar (Power House) P.O. and P.S.-Pratappur, District-Chatra … … Petitioner -Versus - The State of Jharkhand ... … Opposite Party ------ CORAM: - HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE AMBUJ NATH ------ For the Petitioner : M/s. Abhay Kr Chaturvedy, Advocate For the State : M/s. Rajesh Kumar, A.P.P. ----- 02/29.08.2025 Heard the parties 2. The petitioner has been made accused in connection with Pratappur P.S. Case No. 80 of 2024 corresponding to POCSO Case No. 56 of 2024, for the offences registered under Sections 70(2), 137(2) of the B.N.S., 2023 and Section 4 of the POCSO Act, charge has been framed under Section 96 read with 3(5), 137(2) read with 3(5), 74 read with 3(5) and 62 read with 65 and 3(5) of the B.N.S. and under Section 4 read with 18 of the POCSO Act, pending in the Court of learned Special Judge POCSO Act, Chatra. 3. Bail Application of the petitioner was earlier rejected by this Court vide B.A. No. 9765 of 2024 by order dated 31.01.2025. 4. It is alleged that the victim was taken to the nearby forest by two accused persons with the intention to sexually assault her. When the victim became unconscious, the petitioner and co-accused Sagar Kumar took her to hospital. 5. Mr. A.K. Chaturvedy, learned counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioner has submitted that there is no allegation against the accused persons of sexually assaulting the victim. It was further submitted that the petitioner is in custody for more than a year. 6. Mr. Rajesh Kumar, learned A.P.P. has opposed the prayer for bail. 7. In view of the submission made above, I am inclined to release the petitioner, on bail. Accordingly, the petitioner, named above, is directed to be released on bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs. 20,000/- (Rupees Twenty Thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each, to the satisfaction of learned Special Judge POCSO Act, Chatra in connection with Pratappur P.S. Case No. 80 of 2024 corresponding to POCSO Case No. 56 of 2024. (Ambuj Nath, J.) Nandini/- Uploaded