2026:JHHC:6403 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI B.A. No. 1524 of 2026 ----- Rajdeep Kumar Singh @ Rajdeep Singh, S/o Vinod Singh @ Harinandan Singh, R/o Village- Vansha, P.O. & P.S. Manatu, District- Palamu .... Petitioner(s). Versus The State of Jharkhand … Opp. Party(s). ------ CORAM : SRI ANANDA SEN, J. ------ For the Petitioner(s) : Mr. Sushant Kumar Sinha, Advocate For the State : Ms. Shweta Singh, AddI. P.P. …...... 02/ 11.03.2026: This bail application has been filed under Sections 483 & 484 of BNSS, 2023 wherein, prayer has been made for grant of bail as he is in custody for allegedly committing offence punishable under Sections 64(1), 3(5) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita and Sections 4 & 6 of the POCSO Act. 2. Heard, learned counsel for the petitioner, learned counsel for the State and have also gone through the impugned order. 3. Learned A.P.P. opposes the prayer for bail. 4. The girl is aged about 17 years and 07 months and the boy is aged about 20 years. 5. It is alleged that on the pretext of marriage, they developed physical relationship, though it has been termed as rape and the relationship continued for one year. The chargesheet has already been submitted in this case and cognizance has been taken. 6. Considering the fact that they relationship continued for one year, I am inclined to grant bail to the petitioner. Accordingly, the petitioner, named above, is directed to be released on bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs.10,000/- (Rupees Ten Thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the learned Additional Sessions Judge-cum-Special Judge (POCSO) Act, Chatra in connection with Kunda Police Station Case No.31 of 2025 (POCSO Case No.109 of 2025) subject to the condition that one of the bailors should be a close relative of the petitioner, having sufficient landed property in his own name within the State of Jharkhand. (ANANDA SEN, J.) 11th March, 2026 R.S./ Uploaded on 12/03/2026