( 2026:JHHC:11655 ) IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI Cr. Revision No. 308 of 2026 ------- Asheshwar Mahto @ Asheshwar Kumar …... …. Petitioner (s) Versus The State of Jharkhand .…. …. Respondent -------- CORAM: HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE RONGON MUKHOPADHYAY -------- For the Petitioner (s) : Mr. A. K. Kashyap, Sr. Advocate For the State : Mr. S. K. Dubey, A.P.P -------- 02/ Dated 21.04.2026 Heard Mr. A. K. Kashyap, learned senior counsel for the petitioner and Mr. Subodh Kumar Dubey, learned A.P.P on behalf of the State. This application is directed against the order dated 18.12.2025 passed by learned Additional Sessions Judge-I-cum-Children Judge, Ramgarh in Cr. Appeal No.27/2025, whereby and whereunder, the order dated 04.09.2025 passed by the learned Principal Magistrate, Juvenile Justice Board, Ramgarh in connection with Rajrappa P.S. Case No.121 of 2025, rejecting the prayer for bail of the petitioner has been affirmed. Submission has been advanced by the learned senior counsel for the petitioner that there is no allegation against the petitioner of committing rape upon the victim. It has been submitted that the petitioner is in custody since 10.07.2025 and the father of the petitioner will ensure that the petitioner does not mix up with anti-social elements. Learned senior counsel also submits that the chargesheet has already been submitted. Learned A.P.P on behalf of the State has opposed the prayer for bail. It appears from the allegation that while the victim was going to participate in a function, the petitioner and his two other associates had arrived and had taken her to a field where she was restrained and a video was being prepared. Subsequently, an attempt was made to commit rape upon the victim. Considering the period of custody undergone by the petitioner and that the chargesheet has been submitted, while setting aside the order dated 18.12.2025 passed by learned Additional Sessions Judge-I-cum-Children Judge, Ramgarh in Cr. Appeal No.27/2025, the petitioner, above named, is directed to be released on bail, on furnishing bail bond of Rs. 10,000/- (Rs. Ten Thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each, to the satisfaction of learned Principal Magistrate, Juvenile Justice Board, Ramgarh in connection with Rajrappa P.S. Case No.121 of 2025, subject to the condition that one of the bailers should be the father of the petitioner, who shall ensure that the petitioner is kept away from anti-social elements. This application is, accordingly, allowed. (Rongon Mukhopadhyay, J.) Dated 21/04/2026 BS/- Uploaded