2026:JHHC:21016 1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI B.A. No. 6054 of 2026 Nippu Kushwaha @ Nippu Kumar Kushwaha, S/o Pradeep Kumar Manjhi @ Pradeep Manjhi, aged about 22 … … Petitioner Versus The State of Jharkhand … … Opposite Party --- CORAM :HON'BLE MRS. JUSTICE ANUBHA RAWAT CHOUDHARY --- For the Petitioner : Mr. Lakhan Chandra Roy, Advocate For the Opp. Party-State : Mr. Suraj Deo Munda, APP --- 03/15.07.2026 1. Heard the learned counsel appearing on behalf of the parties. 2. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner is in custody since 07.03.2026 in connection with Jasidih P.S. case No. 66 of 2026 for the alleged offence registered under Section 137(2) of BNS and under Section 10 of POCSO Act pending in the court of learned Additional Session Judge III cum Special Judge POCSO Deoghar. 3. Learned counsel for the petitioner has submitted that the petitioner is 22 years of age having no criminal antecedent. He has submitted that as per the statement of the victim recorded under Section 183 BNSS, there was love affair between the petitioner and victim and the charge sheet has already been submitted. The age of the victim is 16 years. 4. Learned counsel appearing on behalf of the opposite party-State has opposed the prayer for bail. He has also submitted that the notice has been served upon the informant, but nobody has entered appearance on behalf of the informant. However, the aforesaid submission made by the learned counsel for the petitioner is not in dispute. 5. After hearing the learned counsel for the parties and considering the statement of victim recorded under Section 183 of 2026:JHHC:21016 2 BNSS, there appears to be some element of love affair between the petitioner aged 22 years and the victim aged 16 years and the charge sheet has already been submitted, the petitioner is directed to be enlarged on bail on 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 Session Judge III-cum-Special Judge POCSO, Deoghar in connection with Jasidih P.S. Case No. 66 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 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. The instant bail application is allowed with the aforesaid conditions. 7. Let a copy of this order along with a copy of the affidavit filed with the bail petition be communicated to the court concerned through ‘FAX/E-mail’. (Anubha Rawat Choudhary, J.) 15.07.2026 Rakesh/- Uploaded on:-15.07.2026