( 2026:JHHC:22195 ) IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI B.A. No. 6648 of 2026 Shanti Devi wife of late Ishwar Thakur … … Petitioner Versus The State of Jharkhand … … … Opp. Party --- CORAM :HON'BLE MRS. JUSTICE ANUBHA RAWAT CHOUDHARY --- For the Petitioner : Mr. Amresh Kumar, Advocate : M/s Riya Raj, Advocate For the Opp. Party : Mr. Anup Pawan Topno, A.P.P. --- 04/27.07.2026 Heard the learned counsel appearing on behalf of the parties. 2. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner is in custody in connection with Bishungarh P.S. Case No. 42 of 2026, for the offences registered under Sections 103(1), 65(2) of the B.N.S. 2023 and section 4,6 of the POCSO Act, pending in the court of learned Additional Sessions Judge, IV-cum-Special Judge, POCSO, Hazaribag. 3. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner has been made accused on the basis of confessional statement of the co-accused and it is alleged that the petitioner has been performing the role of Bhagtini who is said to be dealing with ojha guni, daain etc. 4. Learned counsel for the opposite party-State has opposed the prayer for bail and has submitted that in this case the mother of the victim was informant and ultimately she turned out to be an accused in this case. So far as the petitioner is concerned, she was involved in commission of the offence. He has referred to paragraph 148 of the case diary to submit that blood on the surface has been recovered from the house of the petitioner. The learned counsel for the State has also referred to the order of the co-accused who has been rejected by this court vide order dated 22.07.2026 in B.A. No. 5470 of 2026. 5. To this, the learned counsel for the petitioner submits that FSL report is awaited and further submitted that the petitioner is aged 70 years and is not keeping well. 6. After hearing the learned counsel for the parties and considering the serious of allegation involved in the present case and ( 2026:JHHC:22195 ) 2 the materials collected during investigation as pointed out by the learned counsel for the State, this court is not inclined to enlarge the petitioner on bail. Accordingly, prayer for bail of the petitioner above named is rejected. 7. However, if the petitioner is not well, appropriate steps be taken by the jail superintendent so that she may be treated medically, if so required. 8. Let this order be communicated to the concerned court through FAX/e-mail. (Anubha Rawat Choudhary, J.) Dated: 27.07.2026 Uploaded on: 28.07.2026 Binit/