2026:JHHC:20390 1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI B.A. No. 5323 of 2026 Bimal Soreng @ Pascal Soreng, aged about 22 years, son of Kishore Soreng … … Petitioner Versus The State of Jharkhand … ... Opp. Party --- CORAM : HON'BLE MRS. JUSTICE ANUBHA RAWAT CHOUDHARY --- For the Petitioner : Mr. Birendra Kumar, Advocate For the Opp. Party : Mr. Gautam Rakesh, APP --- 04/ 09.07.2026 Heard the learned counsel appearing on behalf of the parties. 2. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner is in custody since 14.11.2025 in connection with POCSO Case No. 01/2026 (arising out of Simdega (Mahila) P.S. Case No. 32 of 2025 for the offences registered under Sections 65(1), 351(2) of the B.N.S. 2023 and Section 4 and 6 of the POCSO Act, pending in the Court of learned Special Judge (POCSO), Simdega. 3. Learned counsel for the State submits that the victim has been served notice, however, nobody has entered appearance on behalf of the victim. 4. Learned counsel for the petitioner has submitted that although there is direct allegation against the petitioner in the FIR and the victim has also supported the allegation in her statement recorded under Section 183 BNSS, but the victim has been examined before the Court and she has stated that she has performed the marriage with the petitioner and a child has also been born. Mother of the victim has also turned hostile and she has stated that the petitioner is her son-in- law. Learned counsel submits that the victim and the petitioner are living together. The learned counsel has referred to the depositions of the victim and the mother, which have been placed on record. 5. Learned counsel for the opposite party-State has opposed the prayer for bail and submitted that the victim was only 15 years of age. 6. To this, learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner is in custody since 14.11.2025. 2026:JHHC:20390 2 7. After hearing the learned counsel for the parties and considering the fact that the victim herself stated that petitioner and victim performed duku marriage and they are living together and the mother of the victim has stated that the petitioner is her son-in-law and also the fact that the petitioner in in custody since 14.11.2025, 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), Simdega, in connection with POCSO Case No. 01/2026 (arising out of Simdega (Mahila) P.S. Case No. 32 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. 8. 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. 9. The instant bail application is allowed with the aforesaid conditions. (Anubha Rawat Choudhary, J.) Dated: 09.07.2026 Uploaded on 11.07.2026 Pramanik/