Neutral Citation No. ( 2025:JHHC:36495 ) IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI B.A. No. 10531 of 2025 ------ Mithun Das, aged about 19 years, S/o-Guddu Das @ Gudla Das, R/o-Chandrakho, Dhanwar Block, P.O.-Kubri, P.S.- Dhanwar, Dist.-Giridih … … Petitioner -Versus - The State of Jharkhand ... … Opposite Party ------ CORAM: - HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE AMBUJ NATH ------ For the Petitioner : M/s. Ranjit Kumar, Advocate For the State : M/s. Anup Pawan Topno, A.P.P. ----- 02/05.12.2025 Heard the parties 2. The petitioner has been made accused in connection with Dhanwar P.S. Case No. 18 of 2025 corresponding to POCSO Case No. 26 of 2025, for the offences registered under Sections 137(2), 96 of the B.N.S. and charge has been framed under Section 137(2), 96 & 65(1) of the B.N.S. and Section 4 of the POCSO Act, pending in the Court of learned Special Judge, POCSO Act, Giridih. 3. On 04.01.2025, petitioner is alleged to have enticed away the daughter of the informant to leave her lawful guardianship. 4. Statement of the victim was recorded during investigation, in which she has stated that she has left her lawful guardianship according to her own wish with the petitioner. She has further stated that she married the petitioner. 5. This appears to be a case of adolescent love affairs between the parties. 6. 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 Special Judge, POCSO Act, Giridih in connection with Dhanwar P.S. Case No. 18 of 2025 corresponding to POCSO Case NO. 26 of 2025. (Ambuj Nath, J.) December 05, 2025 Nandini/- Uploaded 06.12.2025