( 2026:JHHC:6413 ) IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI B.A. No. 147 of 2026 ------ Sahi Afridi @ Afridi @ Shahid Afridi, aged about 26 years, son of Late Md. Iqbal Ansari, resident of village –Oraonsai Maulanagar, P.O. & P.S. –Jagannathpur, District –Singhbhum (West). … Petitioner Versus The State of Jharkhand … Opposite Party ------ CORAM: HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE ANIL KUMAR CHOUDHARY ------ For the Petitioner : Mr. Arun Kumar, Advocate For the State : Mr. Sardhu Mahto, Addl. P.P. ------ Order No.03 Dated- 11.03.2026 Heard the parties. The petitioner has moved this Court for grant of bail in connection with Jagannathpur P.S. Case No.65 of 2025 registered for the offences punishable under sections 65(1)/62 of the B.N.S., 2023 and under Section 8 of the POCSO Act. The learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the allegation against the petitioner is that the petitioner attempted to commit rape upon the minor victim girl and committed sexual assault upon her, after finding the minor victim girl alone in the house, by removing all her wearing apparels and forcing himself upon her and threatened her not to disclose the same to anyone else as on earlier occasion also, he has committed the offence and has gone Scot-free. It is further submitted that the allegations against the petitioner are all false and the petitioner undertakes to cooperate with the trial of the case. Hence, it is submitted that the petitioner be admitted to bail. The learned Addl. P.P. on the other hand vehemently opposes the prayer for bail and submits that keeping in view the serious nature of allegation against the petitioner of attempting to commit rape and sexual assault upon the minor victim girl, there is every chance of the petitioner absconding and tampering with the evidence if released on bail. Considering the serious nature of allegation against the petitioner and the chance of his absconding and tampering with the evidence, if released on bail, this Court is not inclined to admit the above-named petitioner on bail at this stage. Accordingly, the prayer for bail of the above-named petitioner is rejected at this stage. (Anil Kumar Choudhary, J.) 11.03.2026 Sonu/