( 2025:JHHC:33035 ) IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI B. A. No. 8167 of 2025 Anuj Kumar, aged about 20 years, son of Shri Hemant Mehta, resident of Village- Mangura, P.O.- Kariyatpur, P.S.- Ichak, District- Hazaribagh. …. Petitioner Versus The State of Jharkhand …. Opp. Party ------ CORAM : HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE AMBUJ NATH ------ For the Petitioner : Mr. Randhir Kumar, Advocate For the Opp. Party : Ms. Lily Sahay, A.P.P. ----- 3/ 04.11.2025 Heard the parties. 2. Petitioner has been made accused in connection with Jainagar P.S. Case No. 72 of 2025 corresponding to Special POCSO Case No. 25 of 2025 for the offences registered under Sections 137(2), 96, 3(5) of the B.N.S., 2023 and cognizance has been taken for the offences under Sections 137(2), 87, 64(2)(m), 65(1), 238 of the B.N.S., 2023 and Sections 4(2) and 6 read with 5(l) of the POCSO Act, pending in the Court of learned Additional Sessions Judge-I-cum-Special Judge (POCSO Act), Koderma. 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 B.N.S.S., in which, she has stated that her parent had wanted to marry her to another person and as such, she left her lawful guardianship and went to the house of the petitioner. The victim has also stated her age to be about 18 years. 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 Additional Sessions Judge-I-cum-Special Judge (POCSO Act), Koderma, in connection with Jainagar P.S. Case No. 72 of 2025 corresponding to Special POCSO Case No. 25 of 2025. (Ambuj Nath, J.) R.Kr. 04.11.2025