2025:JHHC:12455 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI B. A. No. 1948 of 2025 ----- Masoom Khan @ Altaf @ Md. Masum @ Masum Khan @ Mohammad Aftaf @ Md. Altaf, S/o Md. Imtiyaz, R/o Village-Mandai Khurd, P.O.-Reformatory School, P.S.-Lohsighna, Dist.-Hazaribag … …. Petitioner Versus The State of Jharkhand … …. Opp. Party ----- CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE GAUTAM KUMAR CHOUDHARY ----- For the Petitioner : Mr. Zaid Ahmed, Advocate For the State : Ms. Amrita Kumari, A.P.P. For the Informant : Mr. Dhirendra Kr. Deo, Advocate ----- Oral Order 05 / Dated : 25.04.2025 Heard learned counsel for the parties. The petitioner named above has been made accused in connection with Korra P.S. Case No. 141 of 2023 (POCSO Case No. 76 of 2023) for the offence registered under Sections 341, 342, 354, 376 and 504 of the Indian Penal Code and Sections 4, 8 & 12 of the POCSO Act, pending in the court of Additional Sessions Judge-III-cum-Special Judge, POCSO Act, Hazaribag. Earlier the prayer for bail of this petitioner was rejected by this Court twice on merit. On the last occasion, vide order dated 02.08.2024 passed in B.A. No. 6176 of 2024, direction was given to the Trial Court to expedite the trial and conclude the same within six months from the date of the said order. It is submitted by learned counsel for the petitioner that the prayer for bail of the petitioner is being renewed on the ground that out of eleven charge-sheeted witnesses, only seven have been examined and the petitioner is in custody since 04.06.2023. Learned counsel for the State, assisted by learned counsel for the informant, have opposed the prayer for bail and submitted that the victim as well as the informant and other witnesses have fully supported the case and after examination of the material witnesses, only official witnesses have to be examined. Considering the aforesaid submissions, I am not inclined to enlarge the petitioner on bail. Accordingly, his prayer for bail is hereby rejected again. (Gautam Kumar Choudhary, J.) AKT/Satendra