( 2025:JHHC:30154 ) IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI B.A. No. 8365 of 2025 ------ Badal Kumar Das @ Badal Kumar, aged about 24 years, son of Manbodh Ravidas @ Manbodh Kumar Das, resident of Village –Tandwa, P.O. & P.S. –Tandwa, District –Chatra. … Petitioner Versus The State of Jharkhand … Opposite Party ------ CORAM: HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE ANIL KUMAR CHOUDHARY ------ For the Petitioner : Mr. Sushant Kr. Sinha, Advocate For the State : Mrs. Bandana Sinha, Addl. P.P. ------ Order No.02 Dated- 25.09.2025 Heard the parties. The petitioner has moved this Court for grant of bail in connection with Tandwa P.S. Case No.128 of 2024 corresponding to POCSO Case No. 39 of 2025 instituted under Section 341, 323, 504, 506, 376, 313 of the Indian Penal Code and under Section 4 of the POCSO Act. The learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the allegation against the petitioner is that the petitioner has been having physical relationship with the informant, who on the date of lodging the F.I.R. on 22.05.2024 was 23 years of age, since the time of festival of Holi in the year 2016. It is further submitted that the allegations against the petitioner are all false and there is an inordinate and unexplained delay of about more than eight years in lodging the F.I.R. It is then submitted that the petitioner has no criminal antecedent as has been mentioned in para –19 of the bail application. It is next submitted that the petitioner has been in custody since 14.04.2025, as has been mentioned in paragraph no. 15 of the bail application. It is further submitted that the petitioner undertakes to cooperate with the trial of the case and further undertakes that he will not annoy or disturb the informant or the witnesses of the case in any manner during the trial of the case. Hence, it is submitted that the petitioner be admitted to bail. The learned Addl. P.P. opposes the prayer for bail. Considering the submissions of the counsels and the fact as discussed above, I am inclined to enlarge the above-named petitioner on bail. Accordingly, the petitioner is directed to be released on bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs.25,000/- (Rupees Twenty Five Thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned Special Judge (POCSO), Chatra, in connection with Tandwa P.S. Case No.128 of 2024 corresponding to POCSO Case No. 39 of 2025 with the condition that the petitioner will co-operate with the trial of the case and will furnish his mobile number and photocopy of the Aadhar Card with an undertaking that he will not change his mobile number during the trial of the case, with further condition that he will not annoy or disturb the informant or the witnesses of the case in any manner during the trial of the case. (Anil Kumar Choudhary, J.) 25.09.2025 Sonu-Gunjan/