2026:JHHC:18315 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI Cr. Revision No. 241 of 2026 --- Pintu Kumar Singh --- Petitioner Versus The State of Jharkhand --- --- Opp. Party --- CORAM: Hon’ble Mr. Justice Rongon Mukhopadhyay --- For the Petitioner : Mrs. Ritu Kumar, Adv. For the State : Mr. Manoj Kumar, G.A.-III For the Informant : Mrs. Nivedita Kundu, Adv. Mr. Anshul T. Kumar, Adv. --- 07/ 23.06.2026 Heard Mrs. Ritu Kumar, learned counsel for the petitioner, learned G.A.-III for the State and Mrs. Nivedita Kundu, learned counsel appearing for the informant. 2. This revision application is directed against the order dated 17.12.2025 passed in Criminal Appeal No. 18/2025 by the learned Additional Sessions Judge-I, Khunti, whereby and whereunder the order dated 06.11.2025 passed by the learned Principal Magistrate, Juvenile Justice Board, Khunti in connection with Khunti P.S. Case No. 202/2025 rejecting the prayer for bail of the appellant has been affirmed. 3. It has been alleged that the petitioner was regularly harassing the daughter of the informant along with some other persons through fake Instagram and Snapchat account. On 30.09.2025 the petitioner had confined the mother and two minor sisters of the informant in a room and had forcibly made physical relationship with the victim and had also made an objectionable photo and video and had subsequently made it viral by sharing it with close confidants. It has been alleged that the petitioner had also harassed the daughter of the informant in school bus and since 2024 he used to loiter near the informant's house and harass her daughter by making fake photo, story, etc. 4. Submission has been advanced by the learned counsel for the petitioner that the petitioner is in remand home since 12.10.2025. It has further been submitted that the social investigation report is not adverse to 2 the cause of the petitioner and in fact the petitioner had developed acquaintance with the victim who was elder to him. 5. Learned G.A.-III as well as learned counsel appearing for the informant have opposed the prayer for bail of the petitioner. 6. Mrs. Nivedita Kundu, learned counsel appearing for the informant has submitted that the conduct of the petitioner in establishing physical relationship with the victim by locking the mother and two sisters of the victim in a room reveals about the daredevil nature of the petitioner. It has further been submitted that the petitioner by virtue of making photographs and videos viral has defamed the victim in the society and his release would be detrimental to the interest of the victim in particular and the society at large. 7. The social investigation report of the petitioner has been brought on record from which it appears that the father of the petitioner is a government servant working as a Constable in Jharkhand Police. It also appears that nothing adverse has been reported against the petitioner by the neighbours and the discipline in the house of the petitioner is quite normal. The social investigation report further does not suggest about the petitioner mixing with any antisocial elements and his companions are his classmates and neighbours. In fact, the result of the inquiry reveals that the petitioner and the victim were classmates and had shared a friendly relationship for the last few months which had gradually developed into an emotional intimacy and some intimate pictures of the petitioner and the victim were posted on Instagram by either or both of them. The social investigation report, therefore, is not adverse to the cause of the petitioner and there is a normal disciplined atmosphere in the house of the petitioner. 8. Considering the social investigation report and the period of custody undergone by the petitioner, I while setting aside the order dated 17.12.2025 passed in Criminal Appeal No. 18/2025 by the learned Additional Sessions Judge-I, Khunti as well as the order dated 06.11.2025 passed by the learned Principal Magistrate, Juvenile Justice Board, Khunti in connection with Khunti P.S. Case No. 202/2025, direct that the petitioner 3 be released on bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs.10,000/- (Ten thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each, to the satisfaction of learned Principal Magistrate, Juvenile Justice Board, Khunti in connection with Khunti P.S. Case No. 202/2025, subject to the condition that the father of the petitioner shall ensure the safe keep of the petitioner and shall further ensure that the petitioner does not come in contact with any antisocial elements. 9. This revision application stands allowed. 10. Pending interlocutory application(s), if any, stands closed. (Rongon Mukhopadhyay, J.) Dated : 23/06/2026 Shamim/ Uploaded on : 23 /06/2026