Neutral Citation No. ( 2025:JHHC:36836 ) IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI B.A. No. 8717 of 2025 ------ Md. Rizwanullah @ Rijwan Ullah @ Rijwanullah, aged about 18 years, S/o. Khalid Sarwar, R/o. Vill.- Ghaghra (Pihra), P.O. & P.S.- Gawan, Dist. Giridih, Jharkhand. … … Petitioner -Versus - The State of Jharkhand ... … Opposite Party ------ CORAM: - HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE AMBUJ NATH ------ For the Petitioner : Mr. Rahul Pandey, Advocate For the State : Mr. Ajay Kr. Pathak, A.P.P. ------ 05/08.12.2025 Heard the parties. 2. The petitioner has been made accused in connection with Gawan P.S. Case No. 14/2025 corresponding to POCSO Case No. 57/2025, for the offences registered under Sections 103(1), 238 & 3(5) of the B.N.S., 2023 subsequently cognizance has been taken under Sections 65(2), 103(1) & 238 of the B.N.S., 2023 and Sections 4 & 6 of the POCSO Act, pending in the Court of learned Special Judge, POCSO Act, Giridih. 3. On 29.01.2025, four years’ old daughter of the informant went missing. Later on, her dead body was found lying in a nearby field. She was muffled to death. There were signs of injuries on her person. During the course of investigation, it transpired that petitioner was in habit of sexually assaulting children. Prior to the occurrence, he had sexually assaulted the cousin of deceased causing injury at the place where dead body of the victim was recovered. He is also alleged to have sodomized his brother. 4. Considering the nature of allegation, I am not inclined to release the petitioner, on bail. Accordingly, his prayer for bail stands rejected. 8 December 2025 (Ambuj Nath, J.) Rahul /- Uploaded On - 09 .12.2025