Neutral Citation No. ( 2025:JHHC:25605 ) IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI B.A. No. 7273 of 2025 ------ Santosh Kumar @ Santosh Kumar Vishwakarma @ Pinta, aged about 30 years, Son of-Arjun Lohra @ Arjun Mistri, resident of Vill-Toto, P.O. & P.S.-Gumla, Dist.-Gumla … … 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. Fahad Allam, A.P.P. ----- 02/27.08.2025 Heard the parties 2. The petitioner has been made accused in connection with Gumla P.S. Case No. 24 of 2025, for the offences registered under Sections 65(1) and 74 of the B.N.S. and Section 6 & 10 of the POCSO Act, pending in the Court of learned Exclusive Special Judge POCSO Court-cum-Additional Sessions Judge-IV, Gumla. 3. The petitioner is alleged to have raped the victim. 4. Attention has been drawn towards the statement of the victim recorded during the trial in which she has stated that no occurrence has taken place and as such, she has been declared hostile. 5. In view of the aforesaid facts, 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 Exclusive Special Judge POCSO Court-cum-Additional Sessions Judge-IV, Gumla in connection with Gumla P.S. Case No. 24 of 2025. (Ambuj Nath, J.) Nandini/- Uploaded