2026:JHHC:18795 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI B.A. No. 4231 of 2026 Rajesh Paswan, aged about 20 years, son of Nakul Paswan @ Nukul Ram … … Petitioner Versus The State of Jharkhand … … Opp. Party --- CORAM :HON'BLE MRS. JUSTICE ANUBHA RAWAT CHOUDHARY --- For the Petitioner : Mr. Sudhir Kumar Roy, Advocate For the Opp. Party : Ms. Shweta Singh, APP --- 03/29.06.2026 Heard the learned counsel appearing on behalf of the parties. 2. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner is in custody since 07.04.2026 in connection with Dhanwar P.S. Case No. 99 of 2026 M.C.A. No. 725 of 2026for the offences registered under Sections 329 (4)/74, 351 (2), 352 of the B.N.S. 2023 and section 12 of POCSO Act, pending in the court of learned Additional Sessions Judge-VIII-cum-Special Judge, POCSO Act, Giridih. 3. Learned counsel for the petitioner has submitted that thepetitioner having no criminal antecedent is in custody since 07.04.2026 and chargesheet has been submitted. Learned counsel submits that the statement of the victim recorded under Section183 of the BNSS has now been placed on record. Learned counsel submits that there was love affairs between the petitioner and the victim and the victim has supported this fact in her statement recorded under Section 183 of the BNSS and has also stated that the petitioner has never misbehaved with the victim and she was forcibly taken to the police station and lodged the FIR. Further, the counsel submits that the written report was lodged by the father of the victim. 4. Learned counsel for the opposite party-State has opposed the prayer, however, she has also gone through the statement of the victim recorded under Section 183 BNSS and submitted that the victim is minor. 5. After hearing the learned counsel for the parties and considering the statement of the victim recorded under Section 183 BNSS that the petitioner and the victim have love relationship and 2026:JHHC:18795 2 chargesheet has been submitted and the petitioner has no criminal antecedent, the petitioner above named is directed to be enlarged on bail on his 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 Sessions Judge-VIII-cum-Special Judge, POCSO Act, Giridih, in connection with Dhanwar P.S. Case No. 99 of 2026 M.C.A. No. 725 of 2026, 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 Aadhaar 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. Let this order along with a copy of the affidavit filed with the bail petition be communicated to the court concerned through FAX/e- mail. 7. The instant bail application is allowed with the aforesaid conditions. (Anubha Rawat Choudhary, J.) Dated: 29.06.2026 Uploaded on 01.07.2026 Pramanik/