( 2025:JHHC:29651 ) IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI B. A. No. 8221 of 2025 Upendra Hazra, age 20 years, son of Basudeo Hazra, resident of Village- Mahtotand (Baddiha), P.O.- Mirzaganj, P.S.- Jamua, District- Giridih. …. Petitioner Versus The State of Jharkhand …. Opp. Party ------ CORAM : HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE AMBUJ NATH ------ For the Petitioner : Mr. Prabhash Ch. Sinha, Advocate For the Opp. Party : Mr. Ajay Kumar Pathak, A.P.P. ----- 2/ 24.09.2025 Heard the parties. 2. Petitioner has been made accused in connection with Jamua P.S. Case No. 66 of 2025 corresponding to POCSO Case No. 81 of 2025 for the offences registered under Section 87 of the B.N.S., 2023 and cognizance has been taken for the offences under Sections 96, 64(1) of the B.N.S., 2023 and Section 4 of the POCSO Act, pending in the Court of learned Special Judge, POCSO Act, Giridih. 3. The petitioner is alleged to have enticed away the daughter of the informant to leave her lawful guardianship with intention to marry her. 4. From perusal of the impugned order, it transpires that the victim in her statement recorded under Section 183 of the B.N.S.S. has stated that she has left her lawful guardianship according to her own wish. The age of the victim has been opined to be 17 years old. 5. It appears that this is a case of adolescent love affair between the parties. 6. 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 learned Special Judge, POCSO Act, Giridih, in connection with Jamua P.S. Case No. 66 of 2025 corresponding to POCSO Case No. 81 of 2025. (Ambuj Nath, J.) R.Kr.