( 2026:JHHC:10005 ) IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI B.A. No. 1513 of 2026 Suraj Das @ Suraj Kumar Das, aged about 24 years, son of Lal Mohan Das. … … Petitioner Versus The State of Jharkhand … … Opp. Party --- CORAM :HON'BLE MRS. JUSTICE ANUBHA RAWAT CHOUDHARY --- For the Petitioner : Mr. Arvind Kumar Choudhary, Advocate For the Opp. Party : Mr. Praful Jojo, A.P.P. --- 06/08.04.2026 Heard the learned counsel appearing on behalf of the parties. 2. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner is in custody since 20.11.2025 in connection with Kunda P.S. Case No. 224 of 2025 for the offences registered under Sections 137(2),87, 351(2) & 3(5) of the B.N.S. 2023 and section 8/12 of the POCSO Act, pending in the court of learned Additional Sessions Judge-III, Deoghar. 3. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that co-accused namely Ujjawal Das had put vermillion on the victim aged 15 years and Ujjawal Kumar Das was 17 years of age. So far as petitioner is concerned, he is brother-in-law of Ujjawal Kumar Das and it is alleged that the petitioner had given shelter to Ujjawal Kumar Das in his house along with the victim. 4. Learned counsel for the opposite party-State has opposed the prayer for bail. 5. To this, the learned counsel for the petitioner has submitted that Ujjawal Kumar Das being a juvenile has already been enlarged on bail. The petitioner is in custody since 20.11.2025. 6. After hearing the learned counsel for the parties and considering the nature of allegation against the petitioner and the period of custody since 20.11.2025, the petitioner above named is directed to be enlarged on bail on his furnishing bail bond of Rs. 25,000/- (Rs. Twenty five thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned Additional Sessions Judge- ( 2026:JHHC:10005 ) 2 III, Deoghar, in connection with Kunda P.S. Case No. 224 of 2025 on 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 will deposit a self-attested copy of his Aadhar Card along with his mobile number before the learned court which he will 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. 7. Let this order along with a copy of the affidavit filed with the bail petition be communicated to the court concerned through FAX/e- mail. 8. The instant bail application is allowed with the aforesaid conditions. (Anubha Rawat Choudhary, J.) Dated: 08.04.2026 Uploaded on: 09.04.2026 Binit/