2026:JHHC:9800 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI Cr. Revision No. 229 of 2026 Sunni Tatwa @ Sunni Kumar, aged about 15 years, Son of Sudama Tatwa @ Sudam Kumar @ Sudam Tati, represented through his natural Guardian mother namely Lalita Devi, W/O Sudama Tatwa, resident of Village-Bora, P.O.- Chaknathu, P.S.- Amdanda, District- Bhagalpur, Bihar. --- --- Petitioner Versus 1. State of Jharkhand. 2. Mother of the victim (informant) --- --- Respondents --- CORAM: HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE RONGON MUKHOPADHYAY --- For the Petitioner : Mr. Vinay Kumar Tiwary, Adv. For the Respondents : A.P.P. --- 04/07.04.2026 1. Heard Vinay Kumar Tiwary and learned A.P.P. 2. This revision application is directed against the order dated 29.10.2025 passed by the learned Additional Sessions Judge-I, Godda in Criminal Appeal No. 28 of 2025 whereby and whereunder the appeal preferred by the petitioner for grant of bail has been rejected. 3. It has been submitted by learned counsel for the petitioner that the petitioner is in Observation Home since 28.07.2025. Learned counsel submits while referring to the statement recorded under Section 183 of the B.N.S.S. that it was the petitioner who had brought back the victim to Bhagalpur where the police and the mother of the victim were present. Learned counsel submits that in the entire statement under Section 183 of the B.N.S.S. there is no allegation of any sexual harm caused to the victim. 4. Learned A.P.P. has opposed the prayer made by the petitioner and has submitted that the victim was also a minor and the petitioner has been specifically named by the victim as one of the persons who had made her unconscious and was taken to Patna where they ensured that she remained unconscious during the entire period she was at Patna. 5. It appears from the allegations constituted in the first information report in Basantrai P.S. Case No. 57 of 2025 that while the informant and her family members were busy in cultivation, her daughter was abducted by the petitioner along with his family 2026:JHHC:9800 members. It has also been alleged that prior to the occurrence, the petitioner used to regularly be in touch with the daughter of the informant through mobile which the informant who did not pay much heed to. After the victim was recovered, the statement under Section 183 of the B.N.S.S. was recorded and from a perusal of the said statement it does appear that on 24.07.2025 she was taken away by the petitioner and another co-accused person to Patna by making her unconscious and on 29.07.2025 she was left at Bhagalpur in presence of the police as well as mother of the informant. 6. Admittedly, from the perusal of the Section 183 of the B.N.S.S. statement of the victim, there does seem to be any allegation of an attempt at a sexual act being made by the petitioner or his accomplice. The petitioner has remained in the Observation Home since 28.07.2025. 7. On consideration of the aforesaid facts, the order dated 29.10.2025 passed by the learned Additional Sessions Judge-I, Godda in Criminal Appeal No. 28 of 2025 arising out of Basantrai P.S. Case No. 57 of 2025 is hereby set aside and petitioner is directed to be released on bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs.10,000/- (Ten thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned Principal Magistrate, Juvenile Justice Board, Godda in connection with Basantria P.S. Case No. 57 of 2025, subject to the condition that father of the petitioner shall ensure the petitioner is kept away from anti-social and unscrupulous elements and shall also look after the welfare of the petitioner. 8. This criminal revision stands allowed. (Rongon Mukhopadhyay, J.) Dated- 7th April, 2026. Amar/- Uploaded on:- 16/04/2026