2026:JHHC:7008 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI B.A. No. 11972 of 2025 ----- Arvind Kumar Mahto @ Arvind Kumar, S/o Santosh Mahto, R/o Village- Naiparam, P.O. + P.S. Tandwa, District- Chatra .... Petitioner(s). Versus The State of Jharkhand … Opp. Party(s). ------ CORAM : SRI ANANDA SEN, J. ------ For the Petitioner(s) : None For the State : Mr. Rajesh Kumar, AddI. P.P. …...... 03/ 16.03.2026: This bail application has been filed under Sections 483 & 484 of BNSS, 2023 wherein, prayer has been made for grant of bail as he is in custody for allegedly committing offence punishable under Section 96 of BNS and under Section 4 of POCSO Act. 2. No one appears on behalf of the petitioner. 3. Heard, learned counsel for the State who is present and have also gone through the impugned order. 4. Learned A.P.P. opposes the prayer for bail. 5. The statement of the victim girl recorded under Section 183 of BNSS is on record. After going through the said statement, I find that she has not alleged anything against this petitioner, rather, she stated that she wants to reside with this petitioner. The girl is aged about 16 years and boy is reading in Class-12th. 6. Considering the aforesaid fact, I am inclined to grant bail to the petitioner. Accordingly, the petitioner, named above, is directed to be released on bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs.10,000/- (Rupees Ten 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 Tandwa P.S. Case No.141 of 2025, subject to the condition that one of the bailors should be a close relative of the petitioner, having sufficient landed property in his own name within the State of Jharkhand. (ANANDA SEN, J.) 16th March, 2026 R.S./ Uploaded on 17/03/2026