1 2026:JHHC:12238 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI B.A. No. 2343 of 2026 Manoj Lohra, aged about 19 years, S/o- Butun Lohra, R/o Village Pratapigarh, P.O. & P.S.- Chandwa, Dist. Latehar, Jharkhand. … … 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. Suraj Deo Munda, Addl.P.P. --- 05/27.04.2026 Heard the learned counsel appearing on behalf of the parties. 2. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner is in custody since 11.10.2025 in connection with Chandwa P.S. Case No. 225 of 2025 corresponding to Spl POCSO Case No. 64 of 2025 for the offences registered under Sections 64 of the B.N.S. 2023 and section 4,6,8 of POCSO Act, pending in the court of learned Special Judge, POCSO, Spl. Judge, Latehar. 3. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits though the petitioner is named in the First Information Report and it is alleged that the victim had disclosed the name of the petitioner but as per his knowledge the statement of the victim recorded under section 183 of BNSS does not reveals that the victim has taken name of the petitioner. He has further submitted that it is alleged that she was repeatedly raped but as per the medical report no such recent sign of rape has been found. The charge sheet has already been submitted and he submits that for the last two occasions witnesses are not turning up. 4. Learned counsel for the opposite party-State has opposed the prayer. However, he has also gone through the statement of the victim recorded under section 183 of BNSS and has not disputed the aforesaid submissions made by the learned counsel for the petitioner. 5. After hearing the learned counsel for the parties and considering the aforesaid facts and circumstances and the custody of the petitioner since 11.10.2025, the petitioner above named is directed to be enlarged 2 2026:JHHC:12238 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 Special Judge, POCSO, Spl. Judge, Latehar in connection with Chandwa P.S. Case No. 225 of 2025 corresponding to Spl POCSO Case No. 64 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. 6. 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. 7. The instant bail application is allowed with the aforesaid conditions. (Anubha Rawat Choudhary, J.) Dated: 27.04.2026 Uploaded on: 27.04.2026 MM/