2026:JHHC:5263 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI B.A. No. 225 of 2026 1. Md. Sentu Sheikh @ Sentu Sheikh, aged about 24 years, son of Jomin Sheikh, resident of Gorhiya Tola, P.O. & P.S.- Rajmahal, District- Sahibganj. 2. Md. Nembar Sheikh @ Membar Sheikh, aged 28 years, son of Minu Sheikh, resident of Gorhiya Tola, P.O. & P.S.- Rajmahal, District- Sahibganj. 3. Md. Samir Raja @ Samir Sheikh, aged 20 years, son of Kallu Sheikh @ Md. Habib Aalam, resident of Govindpur Michhu Tola, P.O. & P.S.- Rajmahal, District- Sahibganj. 4. Md. Hamed Sheikh @ Hamid Sheikh, aged 19 years, son of Abbas Sheikh, resident of Hassan Tola Narayanpur, P.O. & P.S.- Rajmahal, District- Sahibganj. 5. Babar Sheikh @ Md. Sariful Hak, aged 20 years, son of Md. Israil Sheikh, resident of Gorhiya Tola, P.O. & P.S.- Rajmahal, District- Sahibganj. … … Petitioners Versus The State of Jharkhand … … Opposite Party --- CORAM :HON'BLE MRS. JUSTICE ANUBHA RAWAT CHOUDHARY --- For the Petitioners : Mr. Gautam Kumar, Advocate For the Opp. Party : Mr. Bishwambhar Shastri, APP --- 05/20.02.2026 Heard the learned counsel appearing on behalf of the parties. 2. Learned counsel for the petitioners submits that the petitioners are in custody since 10.10.2025 in connection with Rajmahal P.S. Case No. 362 of 2025 corresponding to POCSO Case No. 74 of 2025, registered under Sections 126(2), 115(2), 75, 76, 137(2), 96, 62 and 3(5) of Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita and under section 08/12 of POCSO Act, now pending in the court of learned Special Judge, (POCSO Act) Sahibganj. 3. Learned counsel for the petitioners has submitted that there is an allegation in the First Information Report that the daughter of the informant aged 14 years who was going to the school along with her other friends, was tried to be forcibly taken away inside a Scorpio and altogether, five persons had further tried to molest the girls. When the girls made hue and cry, one person rescued the girls from the clutches of the petitioners. 2026:JHHC:5263 2 4. Learned counsel for the petitioners further submitted that the petitioners are in custody since 10.10.2025 and the charge-sheet has already been submitted. 5. Learned counsel for the petitioners has also submitted that the statement of the victim has already been recorded under section 183 of Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023. 6. Learned counsel for the opposite party- State has opposed the prayer and has submitted that the allegations are very serious and miscreants have been apprehended and in one of the sections for which the allegation has been made, the maximum punishment is imprisonment for 10 years. 7. Considering the serious nature of offence and the manner it has been committed, this Court is not inclined to enlarge the petitioners on bail. Hence, this bail application is rejected. 8. Let a copy of this order be communicated to the learned court concerned through “FAX/email”. (Anubha Rawat Choudhary, J.) Date of Order:20.02.2026 Pankaj Date of Uploading:21.02.2026