2026:JHHC:5578 Page | 1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI B.A. No. 535 OF 2026 --------- Altaf @ Altaaf, Aged about 25 years, Sonof Md. Salim, Resident of B.B.C. Road, Quzi Mohalla P.O.-Giridih (T), P.S.-Giridih (T), District-Giridih, Jharkhand. … … Petitioner Versus State of Jharkhand. … … Opp. Party --------- CORAM: HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE SUJIT NARAYAN PRASAD ---------- For the Petitioner : Mr. Rajendra Krishna, Adv Mr. Pratyush Shgounikya, Adv Mr. Manish Kumar, Adv For the Opp. Party : Mr. Rakesh Kr. Sinha, APP ---------- 02/Dated: 25th February, 2026 1. The instant application has been filed under Sections 483 and 484 of Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 for grant of bail in connection with Bengabad P.S. Case No. 125 of 2025 corresponding to POCSO Case No. 139 of 2025, registered under Sections 96 of BNS, and subsequently under section 64(2)(m) of the BNS and Section 4/6 of POCSO along with Section 96 of the BNS, pending in the court of learned Chief Judicial Magistrate, Giridih. 2. Learned counsel for the petitioner has submitted that the petitioner has committed no offence and has falsely been implicated in this case. The petitioner has not been named in the FIR and has not induced the victim to go to any place nor he used any criminal force upon her. 2026:JHHC:5578 Page | 2 Had there been any force or coercion, victim would have raised alarm but that is not the case herein, rather the victim at the time of departure has taken along with her all her educational document with her. The victim has voluntarily left the house on her own will. In absence of any force, threat of inducement, the ingredient of the offence of procuration of child is not made out. 3. Further submission has been made that there was love affairs between the petitioner and the victim and victim has attained the age of 18 years just after four days from lodging of the FIR. Further, the medical examination of the victim does not conclusively establish the allegation of rape. The petitioner is languishing in jail custody since 23.08.2025. 4. Therefore, submission has been made that the present petitioner may be enlarged on bail. 5. Learned Additional Public Prosecutor appearing for the opposite party-State has seriously opposed the prayer for grant of bail and submitted that it is a heinous crime against society. 6. This Court has heard the learned counsel for the parties. 7. On perusal of record, it appears that on the case lodged by the informant for missing of her minor daughter. Police investigated the case and on getting information that one suspicious tenant in village Bhandardih had 2026:JHHC:5578 Page | 3 brought one girl, raided that place and recovered that girl where she was found with the petitioner. Confessional statement was recorded by the police wherein he had stated he had established physical relationship with the victim. Statement of the victim has also been recorded under section 183 of the BNSS, wherefrom it comes that she was minor and in her statement she has stated that the petitioner had forcefully kept her for two days in room and sexually harassed her. 8. This Court, considering the aforesaid facts, is of the view that the petitioner has not been able to make out a case for bail and hence the prayer for bail is rejected. (Sujit Narayan Prasad, J.) 25th February, 2026 Alankar/-