2026:JHHC:6261-DB IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI Cr. A (D.B.) No. 87 of 2026 --------- Adlin Khalkho @ Adlin Lakra, aged about 72 years, W/o-Male Khalkho, Resident of House No.49, Pindarkom Mahli Toli, Pindarkom, P.O. & P.S.- Namkom, Dist.-Ranchi, Jharkhand … … Appellant Versus The State of Jharkhand … … Respondent --------- CORAM: HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE RONGON MUKHOPADHYAY HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE PRADEEP KUMAR SRIVASTAVA ---------- For the Appellant : Mr. Amit Raj, Advocate Mr. Abhijeet Kr. Singh, Advocate For the Resp. State : Mrs. Shweta Singh, A.P.P. ----------- 05/Dated: 10th March, 2026 1. Heard Mr. Abhijeet Kumar Singh, learned counsel for the appellant and learned A.P.P. 2. This appeal is directed against the order dated 03.12.2025 passed by learned A.J.C-I, Ranchi in connection with A.B.P. No.2985 of 2025 arising out of Namkom(Kharsidag O.P.) P.S. Case No.267 of 2024, whereby and whereunder, the prayer for anticipatory bail of the appellant has been rejected. 3. It has been alleged that on assurance of the appellant that she needs a girl and she would take care and educate her, the informant had brought her cousin’s elder daughter to the appellant who started staying there. It has been alleged that the victim was subjected to assault and even hot water was thrown upon her and she was also not given proper food. 4. Submission has been advanced by learned counsel for the appellant that in course of the investigation, it has come in the statement of the son of the informant that the informant used to take the children from the village to get them employed as a domestic help in various houses. It has further been submitted that 164 Cr.P.C statement of the victim 2026:JHHC:6261-DB has not been recorded and that the appellant is aged about 72 years suffering from various ailments in support of which, certain prescriptions have been brought on record. It has also been submitted that the appellant has co-operated in the investigation. 5. Learned A.P.P. has opposed the prayer for bail of the appellant. 6. Regarding being had to the above, we, while setting aside the order dated 03.12.2025 passed by learned A.J.C-I, Ranchi in connection with A.B.P. No.2985 of 2025 arising out of Namkom (Kharsidag O.P.) P.S. Case No.267 of 2024, direct the appellant, above named, to surrender before the learned Trial Court within a period of four weeks and on his surrender, the learned Trial Court shall release him on bail on furnishing bail bonds of Rs. 10,000/- (Rupees Ten Thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each, to the satisfaction of learned Judicial Magistrate, Ranchi in connection with Namkom (Kharsidag O.P.) P.S. Case No.267 of 2024 subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 482(2) of the Bhartiya Nagrik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023. . 7. This appeal is allowed. (Rongon Mukhopadhyay, J.) (Pradeep Kumar Srivastava, J.) 10/03/2026 Pappu/-