( 2025:JHHC:30769 ) IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI A. B. A. No. 5820 of 2025 Rohit Sahu, aged about 25 years, son of Munesh Sahu, resident of village Turbul, P.O. and P.S. Kamdara, District-Gumla, Jharkhand ...... … Petitioner Versus The State of Jharkhand .…. … Opposite Party -------- CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SANJAY KUMAR DWIVEDI For the Petitioner :Mr. K.S. Nanda, Advocate For the State : Mr. Praful Jojo, A.P.P. For the Informant :Mr. Ayub Ansari, Advocate 04/ 06.10.2025: Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned counsel for the State and learned counsel for the State. 2. The petitioner is apprehending his arrest in connection with Palkot P.S. Case No. 11 of 2025 (Spl. POCSO Case No. 14/2025), registered under section 96 of BNS, 2023 as well as subsequently added section 70(2) of BNS, 2023, section 4/6 of POCSO Act, pending in the Court of learned Exclusive Special Judge (POCSO) Court, Gumla. 3. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that false allegation is made against the petitioner. He further submits that trial has proceeded with regard to two of co-accused persons in which informant and victim have been examined and both of them have not supported the case and turned hostile and to buttress this argument he refers to Annexure-2 which are deposition of informant and victim. On these grounds, he submits that the petitioner may kindly be provided privilege of anticipatory bail. 4. Learned counsel for the State opposes the prayer and submits that allegations are there of taking away the minor girl however, he is not disputing the statement made in annexure-2. 5. Learned counsel for the informant accepts the statement made in annexure-2 which are deposition of informant and victim respectively. ( 2025:JHHC:30769 ) 6. Considering that trial of two of the co-accused persons has proceeded in which informant and victim have been examined and they have not supported the case and have been turned hostile and the said statement has been accepted by the learned counsel for the informant. 7. In the attending facts and circumstances of the case, I am inclined to grant anticipatory bail to the petitioner. Accordingly, the above named, petitioner is directed to surrender before the learned court within three weeks from today and in the event of his surrender / arrest, the petitioner shall be released on bail, on furnishing bail bonds of Rs. 25,000/- (twenty five thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each, to the satisfaction of learned Exclusive Special Judge (POCSO) Court, Gumla, in connection with Palkot P.S. Case No. 11 of 2025 (Spl. POCSO Case No. 14/2025), subject to conditions as laid down under Section 482 (2) of B.N.S.S, 2023. Dt.06.10.2025 ( Sanjay Kumar Dwivedi, J.) satyarthi-