2026:JHHC:5401 1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI B.A. No.9925 of 2025 ------ Raushan Kumar Singh @ Gaurav Kumar Barnwal, aged about 18 years, S/o Gopal Singh, Resident of Village Banasadi, P.O. & P.S. Simariya, District- Chatra, Jharkhand. … … Petitioner(s) Versus The State of Jharkhand. … … Opposite Party(s) ------ CORAM : SRI ANANDA SEN, J. ------ For the Petitioner(s) : Mr. Vijay Kumar Sharma, Advocate Mr. Anupam Tiwari, Advocate For the State : Ms. Gautam Rakesh, APP ----- 004/ 24th February, 2026 at 10:30 AM 1. This bail application has been filed under Sections 483 and 484 of the BNSS, 2023 wherein, prayer has been made for grant of bail as the petitioner is in custody for allegedly committing offences punishable under Sections 137(2), 96 of BNS and Sections 6 & 8 of POCSO Act. 2. Heard the parties. 3. The learned APP opposes the prayer for grant of bail. 4. The Registrar Judicial is directed to produce the statement of the victim recorded in the POCSO case and place the same before this Court at 1:00 PM. Later on at 1:00 PM 5. From the court concerned, the statement of the victim girl has been placed. The victim is aged about 14 years and the petitioner is aged about 18 years. 6. I have gone through the statement of the victim. Though, the statement of the victim girl recorded under Section 183 of the B.N.N.S. suggests that she stated that she wants to stay with this petitioner but she also states that they have eloped. 7. The fact remains that the statement of the victim has already been recorded. 8. Considering the age of the victim as well as this petitioner and the statement of girl that that she wants to stay with this petitioner, 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 2026:JHHC:5401 2 like amount each to the satisfaction of the learned Special Judge, POSCO Act, Chatra in connection with Simariya P.S. Case No.56 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. 9. 9. The photocopy of the statement of the victim girl which has been produced before this Court by the Registry be sealed and tagged with this record. (ANANDA SEN, J.) 24.02.2026 Amar/SKD/CP-3