2026:JHHC:18446 1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI B.A. No. 5552 of 2026 Krishna Birua @ Sushil, aged about 23 years, S/o Ramsingh Birua, Resident of Vill.-Tangarpokhariya, Tola-Burusai, P.O. Tantnagar, P.S. Manjhari (O.P.- Tantnagar), dist- West Singhbhum … … Petitioner Versus The State of Jharkhand … … Opp. Party --- CORAM :HON'BLE MRS. JUSTICE ANUBHA RAWAT CHOUDHARY --- For the Petitioner : Mr. Anjani Kumar, Advocate For the Opp. Party : Ms. Mohua Palit, Addl.P.P. --- 02/24.06.2026 Heard the learned counsel appearing on behalf of the parties. 2. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner is in custody since 20.02.2026 in connection with Manjhari (Tantnagar O.P.) P.S. Case No. 16 of 2026 for the offences registered under Sections 70(2) and 351(3) of the B.N.S. 2023, pending in the court of learned Addl. Sessions Judge-II-cum-Spl. Judge POCSO Act Cases, West Singhbhum at Chaibasa. 3. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that though the petitioner is named in the First Information Report and the case is of gang rape but the medical report does not support the case. He has submitted that the charge sheet has already been submitted. 4. Learned counsel for the opposite party-State has opposed the prayer for bail. 5. Considering the direct nature of allegation leveled against the petitioner in the matter of gang rape, this court is not inclined to enlarge the petitioner above named on bail. Accordingly, prayer for bail of the petitioner above named is rejected. 6. It appears from the record that vide order dated 08.04.2026 a prayer for obtaining the blood sample of the accused persons/ petitioner for D.N.A. profiling and matching with the seized nails of the prosecutrix has been allowed. 2026:JHHC:18446 2 7. The State is directed to ensure that the D.N.A. report is also produced before the trial court. 8. Let this order be communicated to the court concerned through FAX/e-mail. (Anubha Rawat Choudhary, J.) Dated: 24.06.2026 Uploaded on: 25.06.2026 MM