2026:JHHC:18856 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI B.A. No. 4233 of 2026 Vivek Kumar Goswami @ Vivek Goswami, aged about 20 years, son of Basuki Goswami @ Basaki Goswami … … Petitioner Versus The State of Jharkhand … … Opp. Party --- CORAM :HON'BLE MRS. JUSTICE ANUBHA RAWAT CHOUDHARY --- For the Petitioner : Mr. Kamdeo Pandey, Advocate For the Opp. Party : Mr. Fahad Alam, APP Mr. Gautam Rakesh, 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 29.10.2025 in connection with POCSO Case No. 172 of 2025 arising out of Bengabad P.S. Case No. 169 of 2025 for the offences registered under Sections 96 of the B.N.S. 2023 and Section 8 & 12 of POCSO Act, pending in the court of learned Special Judge, POCSO Act, Giridih. 3. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that petitioner is in custody since 29.10.2025 and the age of the victim was more than seventeen and a half years. He has submitted that the statement of the victim has been recorded under Section 183 of the BNSS and she has specifically stated that though the petitioner had taken her but he did not do anything. The petitioner is 20 years of age. 4. Learned counsel for the opposite party-State has opposed the prayer for bail, however, it is not in dispute that the victim was more than seventeen and a half years of age. 5. After hearing the learned counsel for the parties and considering the fact that the charge has already been framed and the statement of the victim recorded under Section 183 BNSS suggested that the petitioner did not do anything with her and she was also refused her medical examination, 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 Special Judge, POCSO Act, 2026:JHHC:18856 2 Giridih, in connection with POCSO Case No. 172 of 2025 arising out of Bengabad P.S. Case No. 169 of 2025 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 Aadhar 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/