2026:JHHC:5447 1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI B.A. No.370 of 2026 ------ Nitesh Yadav @ Nitesh Kumar @ Nitesh Kumar Yadav aged about 30 years, Son of Late Lalo Yadav @ Late Lalo Mahto, resident of village- Chihutia, P.O.- Manjhane, P.S.- Gawan, District- Giridih. … … Petitioner(s) Versus The State of Jharkhand. … … Opposite Party(s) ------ CORAM : SRI ANANDA SEN, J. ------ For the Petitioner(s) : Mr. Vijay Kumar Roy, Advocate For the State : Mr. Satish Prasad, APP ----- 04/ 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 offence punishable under Sections 96, 64(2)(m), 351(2) of BNS, and Section 6 of POCSO Act in Tisri P.S. Case No. 76 of 2025 corresponding to POSCO Case No. 148 of 2025 pending in the Court of Special Judge POCSO Act, Giridih. 2. Heard the parties. 3. The learned APP opposes the prayer for grant of bail of this petitioner. 4. The Registrar Judicial is directed to produce the statement of the victim recorded in the POCSO case and place this case before this Court at 1:00 PM. Later on at 1:00 PM 5. From the court concerned, the statement of the victim recorded under Section 183 of the B.N.S.S. has been placed before this Court. 6. I have gone through the statement. It is apparent that the petitioner is a married person who has enticed the young girl aged about 16 years. In the statement, she has stated that the petitioner has entered into physical relationship also. 7. Considering the fact that the petitioner is a married person who enticed this young girl, I am not inclined to grant bail to the petitioner. Accordingly, the prayer for bail of the petitioner is hereby, rejected. 2026:JHHC:5447 2 8. The trial Court is directed to conclude the trial at the earliest, preferably within a period of six months from the date of receipt of a copy of this order. 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