2026:JHHC:6455 1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI B.A. No. 1450 of 2026 Rahul Kumar Karmali @ Rahul Karmali, aged about 25 years, Son of Deochand Karmali Resident of Village Rahamdaga, P.O. Rahamdaga, P.S.- Daru, District- Hazaribagh(Jharkhand) … … Petitioner Versus The State of Jharkhand … … Opposite Party --- CORAM :HON'BLE MRS. JUSTICE ANUBHA RAWAT CHOUDHARY --- For the Petitioner : Mr. Himanshu Harsh, Advocate For the Opp. Party-State : Mr. Jitendra Pandey, Advocate 04/11.03.2026 1. Heard the learned counsel for the parties. 2. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner is in custody since 08.07.2025 in connection with POCSO Case No. 77 of 2025 arising out of Daru P.S. Case No. 54 of 2025, for the alleged offence registered under Sections 96 of Bhartiya Nyaya Sanhita and Section 4 of POCSO Act pending in the court of learned Additional Session Judge, III-cum- Special Judge (POCSO), Hazaribagh. 3. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner is 25 years of age. Learned counsel for the petitioner has produced a certified copy of deposition of the victim during the court proceeding and has submitted that when the victim has been examined before the court, she has stated that she was having love affair with the petitioner and her marriage was fixed in another place by her family members and therefore, she eloped with the petitioner and solemnized marriage in Chennai. The victim also stated that the petitioner established physical relation with her many times. Learned counsel submits that the victim has deposed in her statement before the court that she was more than 18 years of age at the time of occurrence. 4. Learned counsel appearing on behalf of the opposite party-State has opposed the prayer and has submitted that as per the admit card of 2026:JHHC:6455 2 class X of Secondary Examination of 2025 the date of birth of the victim is 01.01.2009 and therefor, the victim was minor. 5. After hearing the learned counsel for the parties and considering the arguments advanced by the learned counsel for the petitioner and the fact that the victim has already been examined before the court who stated that she eloped with the petitioner and she was having affair with the petitioner and her marriage was fixed in another place by her family members, the present petitioner is directed to be enlarged on bail on 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 Session Judge III-cum-Special Judge (POCSO), Hazaribagh in connection with POCSO Case No. 77 of 2025 arising out of Daru P.S. Case No. 54 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 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. (iv) 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. (v) The petitioner shall fully co-operate with the proceedings before the learned court below. 6. The instant bail application is allowed with the aforesaid conditions. 7. Let a copy of this order along with a copy of the affidavit filed with the bail petition be communicated to the court concerned through ‘FAX/E-mail’. (Anubha Rawat Choudhary, J.) 11.03.2026 Rakesh/- Uploaded on:-11.03.2026