2025:JHHC:13156 1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI A.B.A. No.2481 of 2025 ------ Badal Kumar Sinha @ Badal Sinha, son of Rajesh Kumar Sinha, resident of Gumo Maicanet, Mushlim Mohalla, P.O. Jhumri Telaiya, P.S. Telaiya, District Koderma (Jharkhand). … … Petitioner Versus The State of Jharkhand. … … Opposite Party ------ CORAM : SRI ANANDA SEN, J. ------ For the Petitioner(s) : Mr. Avilash Kumar, Advocate Mr. Sahil, Advocate For the State : Ms. Bandana Sinha, A.P.P. ----- 05/ 30.04.2025 This anticipatory bail application under Section 482 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita (BNSS), 2023, has been preferred by the petitioner apprehending his arrest in connection with Telaiya P.S. Case No.30 of 2025, for offences under Sections 74, 352, 351(2), 115(2), 118(1), 117(2), 126(2), 127(2), 303(2), 3(5) of the BNSS and Section 12 of the POCSO Act. The case is presently pending before the Court of learned District and Additional Sessions Judge-I-cum-Special Judge, Koderma. 2. Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned counsel for the opposite party – State. 3. The allegation against the petitioner is that he along with other co-accused was involved in stalking the minor daughter of the informant everyday on the road between school and home and even started abusing her. When she was in school, the petitioner also tried to molest her from the window of her classroom. One day, when the informant was returning his home with his victim daughter, the petitioner along with other co-accused 2025:JHHC:13156 2 attacked the informant with lathi, danda and knife and snatched a locket from his neck. 4. Learned A.P.P. vehemently opposes the anticipatory bail and takes this Court through the statements of two classmates of the victim-girl, whose statements have been recorded in the case diary. The detailed statements of two classmates of the victim recorded under Section 180 of the BNSS, are attached along with the case diary. In their statements, these two witnesses have specifically indicated the role of this petitioner in commission of the aforesaid offence and they also stated about participation of other persons in offence at the instance of this petitioner. 5. In view of the allegation and the statements of the witnesses, I am not inclined to enlarge this petitioner on anticipatory bail. 6. Accordingly, this Anticipatory Bail Application is dismissed. 7. The petitioner is directed to appear before the Court below, where his case will be considered without being prejudiced by this order of dismissal. (ANANDA SEN, J.) Prashant. Cp-3