( 2026:JHHC:13505 ) IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI B.A. No. 3833 of 2026 Suraj Kumar son of late Krishna Paswan … … Petitioner Versus State of Jharkhand … … … … Opp. Party --- CORAM :HON'BLE MRS. JUSTICE ANUBHA RAWAT CHOUDHARY --- For the Petitioner : Mr. Rishikesh Giri, Advocate For the Opp. Party : Mr. Satish Prasad, A.P.P. --- 06/06.05.2026 Heard the learned counsel appearing on behalf of the parties. 2. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner is in custody in connection with Simariya P.S. Case No. 92 of 2025, POCSO Case No. 70 of 2025 for the offences registered under Sections 137(2) and 96 of the B.N.S. 2023 and section 8 of POCSO Act, pending in the court of learned Additional Sessions Judge-cum- Special Judge, POCSO Act, at Chatra. 3. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner is aged about 19 years and in custody since 31.05.2025 and as per the allegation the age of the victim was 17 years 3 months on the date of occurrence. He submits that as per the FIR itself, it is alleged that the petitioner had taken away the victim with a view to marry her. He submits that the petitioner and the victim belong to the same village and there is delay of 6 days in filing the FIR. The girl has already been recovered. The learned counsel for the petitioner submits that on the face of the FIR it is apparent that it is a case of lover relation between the parties who are in adolescence age. 4. Learned counsel for the opposite party-State has opposed the prayer and has submitted that the victim was a minor. 5. After hearing the learned counsel for the parties and considering the allegations made in the FIR as stated by the learned counsel for the petitioner and also the custody of the petitioner since 31.05.2025, the petitioner above named is directed to be enlarged on bail on his furnishing bail bond of Rs. 25,000/- (Rs. Twenty five thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned Additional Sessions Judge-cum-Special Judge, POCSO 2 Act, at Chatra, in connection with Simariya P.S. Case No. 92 of 2025, POCSO Case No. 70 of 2025, on the following conditions: (i) One of the bailors would be the present pairvikar of the petitioner. (ii) The other bailor should be his close relative. (iii) The petitioner shall not disturb the victim in any manner whatsoever. (iv) The petitioner will attend the court on each and every date and on account of his single default, the learned court shall cancel the bail bond furnished by the petitioner. (v) The petitioner will deposit a self-attested copy of his Aadhar Card along with his mobile number before the learned court which he will not change during the pendency of the case without prior permission of the court. (vi) The petitioner shall fully co-operate with the proceedings before the learned court below. 6. Let this order along with a copy of the affidavit filed with the bail petition be communicated to the court concerned through FAX/e- mail. 7. The instant bail application is allowed with the aforesaid conditions. (Anubha Rawat Choudhary, J.) Dated: 06.05.2026 Uploaded on 07.05.2026 Binit/