2026:JHHC:4469 1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI B.A. No. 10788 of 2025 --------- Sanwar Khan @ Gullu, aged about 50 years, s/o. late Ali Baksh Khan, r/o. of village Maheshpur, P.O. and P.S. Angara, Dist. Ranchi, Jharkhand. ....Petitioner Versus The State of Jharkhand ....Opp. Party --------- CORAM: HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE DEEPAK ROSHAN --------- For the Petitioner : Mr. Soumitra Baroi, Advocate For the Opp. Party : Ms. Ruby Pandey, A.P.P. --------- 03/17.02.2026 Heard learned counsels for the parties. 2. The instant bail application has been preferred by the petitioner for grant of regular bail for the offences registered under Section 75(2) of B.N.S. and Section 8 of the POCSO Act. 3. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that petitioner is innocent and has not committed any offence as alleged in the FIR. Learned counsel submits that petitioner is known to the family of the victim and due to previous enmity and village politics, he has been falsely implicated in this case. Learned counsel further submits that the victim and her father have turned hostile. He further submits that the charge-sheet has been submitted on 06.11.2025 and the petitioner is languishing in custody since 06.09.2025; as such, the petitioner may be enlarged on bail. Learned counsel submits that the petitioner is ready to abide by every condition imposed by this court. 4. Learned A.P.P. for the State opposes the prayer for bail of the petitioner. 5. Having regard to the facts of the case and looking the period of custody and the fact that charge has already been framed and further, the victim and her father have turned hostile; I am inclined to enlarge the petitioner on bail. Accordingly, the petitioner is directed to be released on bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs.20,000/- (Rupees Twenty Thousand only) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of Sri Birendra Kumar Srivastava, A.J.C. IV-cum-Special 2026:JHHC:4469 2 Judge, POCSO Act, Ranchi in connection with Angara P.S. Case No. 139 of 2025. 6. It is made clear that the petitioner shall appear on each and every date before the learned trial court and if any adverse report will come against the petitioner, learned trial court shall be at liberty to cancel the bail of the petitioner. (Deepak Roshan, J.) 17th February, 2026 kunal/- Uploaded on 18.02.2026