( 2025:JHHC:33038 ) IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI B. A. No. 8215 of 2025 Deepak Kumar, aged about 20 years, son of Amul Mahto, resident of Village- Sadma Khurd, P.O. & P.S.- Petarwar, District- Bokaro. …. Petitioner Versus The State of Jharkhand …. Opp. Party ------ CORAM : HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE AMBUJ NATH ------ For the Petitioner : Ms. Jyoti Kumari, Advocate For the Opp. Party : Mr. Praful Jojo, A.P.P. ----- 3/ 04.11.2025 Heard the parties. 2. Petitioner has been made accused in connection with Mandu (West Bokaro) P.S. Case No. 117 of 2025 corresponding to Special POCSO Case No. 27 of 2025, for the offences registered under Section 96 of the B.N.S., 2023 and Sections 4 and 8 of the POCSO Act, pending in the Court of learned Sessions Judge, Ramgarh. 3. The petitioner is alleged to have enticed away the daughter of the informant to leave her lawful guardianship with intention to marry her. 4. The statement of the victim has been recorded under Section 183 of the B.N.S.S., in which, she has stated that she has left her lawful guardianship according to her own wish due to quarrel between her and her mother. She has also stated that she went with Pune with the petitioner. She has further stated that she was not subjected to sexual atrocity. 5. In view of the aforesaid facts, I am inclined to enlarge the petitioner on bail. Accordingly, the petitioner, above named, is directed to be released on bail on furnishing bail bonds of Rs. 20,000/- (Rupees twenty thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each, to the satisfaction of learned Sessions Judge, Ramgarh, in connection with Mandu (West Bokaro) P.S. Case No. 117 of 2025 corresponding to Special POCSO Case No. 27 of 2025. (Ambuj Nath, J.) R.Kr. 04.11.2025