2026:JHHC:20388 1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI B.A. No. 5366 of 2026 Khus Mohamad Ansari @ Khush Mohamad Ansari, aged about 18 years son of Ahmad Ansari … … Petitioner Versus The State of Jharkhand … ... Opp. Party --- CORAM : HON'BLE MRS. JUSTICE ANUBHA RAWAT CHOUDHARY --- For the Petitioner : Mr. Ashish Kr. Sinha, Advocate For the Opp. Party : Ms. Bandana Sinha, APP For the Informant : Mr. Amandeep Kr. Pandey, Advocate --- 06/ 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 17.02.2026 in connection with Manika P.S. Case No. 11 of 2026, corresponding to Spl. POCSO Case No. 13 of 2026 for the offences registered under Sections 64 (2) (i) of the B.N.S., 2023 and Section 4, 6 and 8 of POCSO Act, pending in the Court of learned Special Judge POCSO, Latehar. 3. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that petitioner is aged 18 years and the victim is aged 17 years and the petitioner has been falsely implicated in this case. He has submitted that the victim in her statement recorded under Section 183 BNSS has stated that she has love affair with the petitioner. The charge has already been framed and the petitioner is in custody since 17.02.2026. 4. Learned counsel for the informant has opposed the prayer for bail and has submitted that in the statement of the victim recorded under Section 183 BNSS, she has stated that she knew the petitioner for last one year and she loves the petitioner, but at the same time, she has also stated that the petitioner used to threatened her and has also been asking money from her from time to time and she was threatened and then the petitioner established physical relationship with her. 5. Learned counsel for the opposite party-State has also opposed the prayer for bail. 6. After hearing the learned counsel for the parties and upon going through the statement of the victim recorded under Section 183 BNSS 2026:JHHC:20388 2 wherein she has specifically stated that the petitioner has established physical relationship with her by threatening her and he has also been asking money from time to time, this Court is not inclined to enlarge the petitioner on bail. Accordingly, his prayer for bail stands rejected. 7. Let this order be communicated to the concerned court through FAX/e-mail. (Anubha Rawat Choudhary, J.) Dated: 09.07.2026 Uploaded on 11.07.2026 Pramanik/