2026:JHHC:11455 1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI B.A. No. 179 of 2026 Raja Babu @ Babuchand Turi, son of Santosh Kumar Ram. … … Petitioner Versus The State of Jharkhand … … Opposite Party --- CORAM :HON'BLE MRS. JUSTICE ANUBHA RAWAT CHOUDHARY --- For the Petitioner : Mr. Vijay Kumar Roy, Advocate For the Opp. Party : Mrs. Ruby Pandey, APP --- 04/20.04.2026 Heard the learned counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioner. 2. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner is in custody since 28.04.2025 in connection with Pachamba P.S. Case No.52/2025, registered under Sections 64 (1)/351 (2) of Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, now pending in the court of learned Additional Sessions Judge – V, Giridih in S.T. No.436 of 2025. 3. The learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner has been falsely implicated in this case. However, the charge sheet has already been submitted. He has further submitted that the petitioner and the victim belonged to the same village and there is delay of lodging the F.I.R. by 2 days and in the medical evidence, no sign of rape has been found and it is impossible that the petitioner could have approached the victim at 2.30 at night and commit rape upon her. 4. The learned counsel for the State has opposed the prayer for bail by submitting that there is direct allegation against the petitioner supported by the statement of the witness and the victim recorded under Section 183 BNSS. 5. The perusal of the F.I.R. reveals that there is direct allegation against the petitioner and in the impugned order itself it is recorded that the victim has supported the allegations made in her statement recorded under Section 183 BNSS. 6. Since there is direct allegation against the petitioner supported by the statement of the victim and also the statement of the witnesses as recorded under Section 183 BNSS, this Court is not inclined to 2026:JHHC:11455 2 enlarge the petitioner on bail. 7. Let a copy of this order be communicated to the learned court concerned through “FAX/email”. (Anubha Rawat Choudhary, J.) Date of Order:20.04.2026 Saurav Date of Uploading:21.04.2026