IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI B.A. No. 660 of 2025 ------ Vikash Yadav, aged about 40 years, S/o Kailu Yadav, Resident of Village- Hutpa, P.O.- Hazaribagh, P.S. Muffasil, District- Hazaribagh (Jharkhand) … … Petitioner -Versus - The State of Jharkhand ... … Opposite Party ------ CORAM: - HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE AMBUJ NATH ------ For the Petitioner : M/s. Mr. Rahul Dev, Advocate For the State : M/s. Shree Prakash Jha, A.P.P. ----- 02/29.01.2025 Heard the parties 2. The petitioner has been made accused in connection with Special POCSO Case No. 38/2024 arising out of Hazaribagh Mufassil P.S. Case No. 92/2024, for the offences registered under Sections 452, 376(3), 506, 509 of the I.P.C. and Section 4/6 of the POCSO Act and Section 3(2)(v) & 3(1)(s) of the SC/ST Act, pending in the Court of learned Additional S.J.-III-cum- Special, Judge, POCSO Act, Hazaribagh. 3. The petitioner is alleged to have raped the informant aged about 16 years who belongs to the Scheduled Caste. 4. Considering the nature of allegation, I am not inclined to release the petitioner, on bail. Accordingly, his prayer for bail stands rejected. (Ambuj Nath, J.) Nandini/- Uploaded