2026:JHHC:29731 1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI B.A. No. 9279 of 2026 Ankush Kumar, aged about 18 years, Son of Santosh Saw @ Santosh Kumar Saw, resident of village – Guriya, Post and Police Station – Pratappur, District Chatra, Jharkhand … … Petitioner Versus 1. The State of Jharkhand 2. Victim … … Opp. Parties --- CORAM: HON’BLE MRS. JUSTICE ANUBHA RAWAT CHOUDHARY --- For the Petitioner : Mr. Abhay Kumar Chaturvedy, Advocate For the Opp. Party : Mr. Shailendra Kumar Tiwari, Advocate --- 02/5th October 2026 1. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner is in custody in connection with Pratappur P.S. Case No. 49/2026 for the offence registered under Sections 70(2), 126(2), 127(2), 78(2), 351(3) of BNS and Section 4, 6 of POCSO Act and Sections 66(E), 67(A), 67(B) of IT Act and Section 3(1)(r), 3(1)(s) of SC/ST Atrocity Act, now said to have been pending in the court of learned Additional Sessions Judge cum Special Judge, POCSO Act, Chatra. 2. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that arising out of the same FIR, the co-accused, namely, Kartik Kumar has been granted bail by this Court in B.A. No. 9051 of 2026 vide order dated 28.09.2026 in view of the fact that the victim as well as the informant-mother, who have been examined before the learned court, have turned hostile. 3. Learned counsel for the opposite party has opposed the prayer for bail. However, he does not dispute the aforesaid submissions made by the learned counsel for the petitioner. 4. After hearing the learned counsel for the parties and considering the fact that the material witnesses have already been examined and it appears that the victim has also turned hostile and the co-accused, namely, Kartik Kumar has already been granted bail by this Court, the petitioner is 2026:JHHC:29731 2 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 the learned Additional Sessions Judge cum Special Judge, POCSO Act, Chatra in connection with Pratappur P.S. Case No. 49/2026, subject to 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 would deposit a self-attested copy of his Aadhar Card along with his Mobile Number before the learned court below, which he shall 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. 5. The instant bail application is allowed with the aforesaid conditions. 6. 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 ‘e- mail/FAX’. (Anubha Rawat Choudhary, J.) Dated: 05.10.2026 Uploaded On: 06.10.2026 Mukul/-