( 2025:JHHC:26615 ) IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI B. A. No. 3499 of 2025 Rinku Kumar Prajapati @ Pahalwan, aged about 25 years, son of Uday Prajapati, resident of Village- Jori Kalan, Chhath Gali, P.O.- Jari, P.S.- Bashishth Nagar, District- Chatra. …. Petitioner Versus The State of Jharkhand …. Opp. Party ------ CORAM : HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE AMBUJ NATH ------ For the Petitioner : Ms. Anshu Kumari, Advocate For the Opp. Party : Mr. Jitendra Pandey, A.P.P. ----- 4/ 02.09.2025 Heard the parties. 2. Petitioner has been made accused in connection with Bashishth Nagar P.S. Case No. 78 of 2024 corresponding to POCSO Case No. 73 of 2024 for the offences registered under Sections 137(2), 96 of the B.N.S., 2023 and Section 4 of the POCSO Act, pending in the Court of learned Special Judge, POCSO, Chatra. 3. On 16.08.2024, the petitioner is alleged to have entered the house of the informant and raped his daughter, who is aged about 13 years. 4. Considering the nature of allegation, I am not inclined to enlarge the petitioner on bail. Accordingly, his prayer for bail is rejected. (Ambuj Nath, J.) R.Kr.