1 ( 2026:JHHC:11454 ) IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI B.A. No. 3303 of 2026 Sanjit Lohra, aged about 25 years, S/o Late Ratan Lohra … … Petitioner Versus The State of Jharkhand … … Opp. Party --- CORAM :HON'BLE MRS. JUSTICE ANUBHA RAWAT CHOUDHARY --- For the Petitioner : Mr. Vishnu Prabhakar Pathak, Advocate For the Opp. Party : Mr. Nawin Kr. Singh, Addl.P.P. --- xx/20.04.2026 Heard the learned counsel appearing on behalf of the parties. 2. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner is in custody since 25.09.2025 in connection with Herhanj P.S. Case No. 42 of 2025 corresponding to Spl POCSO Case No. 61 of 2025 for the offences registered under Sections 65(2) of Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 and Sections 4/5 of the POCSO, pending in the court of learned Special Judge, POCSO, Latehar. 3. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that petitioner is in custody since 25.09.2025 and the charge has already been framed on 07.01.2026 but inspite of the date being fixed, the witnesses are not turned up. The petitioner submits that the petitioner has been falsely implicated in this case. 4. Learned counsel for the opposite party-State has opposed the prayer and has submitted that the petitioner is the main accused in the present and there is direct allegation of committed rape upon victim age 2 and ½ years who also suffered injury on the private part and two stitch made in her private part. 2. After hearing the learned counsel for the parties and considering that serious and direct allegation against the petitioner, this Court is not inclined to enlarge the petitioner on bail and hence, this bail application is rejected. 2 ( 2026:JHHC:11454 ) 3. However, there can be no reason on the part of the part of the State not to produce the witnesses promptly, to this the learned counsel for the State submits that the witnesses would be produced promptly. 4. The learned counsel for the state has State is directed to ensure that the remaining witnesses are promptly produced before the learned trial court. 5. Learned counsel for the State is directed to communicate this order to the Director, Prosecution and also to the Superintendent of Police of the concerned district to ensure compliance. 6. Let a copy of this order be communicated to the learned court concerned through “FAX/email”. (Anubha Rawat Choudhary, J.) Dated: 20.04.2026 Uploaded on:21/04/2026 MM/