2026:JHHC:5808 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI B.A. No. 11228 of 2025 ------ Subh Keshri @ Shubh Keshri, S/o Anil Kumar Keshri @ Anil Keshri, E/o Ward No. 13, Bali Sah Lane, P.O. & P.S. Garhwa, Dist.-Garhwa, Jharkhand .... .... …. Petitioner Versus The State of Jharkhand .... .... .... Opposite Party CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE GAUTAM KUMAR CHOUDHARY For the Petitioner : Mr. Jitendra Shankar Singh, Advocate Mr. Rishi Ranjan Vats, Advocate For the State : Mr. Achinto Sen, APP ------ Order No.04 / Dated : 26.02.2026. Heard both the sides. This bail application has been filed on behalf of Subh Keshri @ Shubh Keshri who is in custody since 03.09.2025 in connection with Cyber Crime P.S. Case No. 15 of 2025 for the offence registered under Sections 74,77, 79 and 356 of the BNS and under Section 66(E), 67 and 67(A) of IT Act, 2000, later on Section 64 (1), 123, 351(3) of BNS and under Section 66(E), 67 and 67(A) of IT Act, 2000 and Section 4 of POCSO Act pending in the Court of learned Special Judge POCSO Act, Palamu, is pressed into motion. Informant is the mother of the victim girl. The gravamen of the allegation in the FIR is that some compromising and obscene video of her minor daughter was made viral on WhatsApp. It is submitted by the learned counsel on behalf of petitioner that he is not named in the FIR and his name has come up during investigation. The offence under POCSO Act will not be made out as on the date of lodging of the FIR the victim girl was more than 18 years of age as her date of birth is 22.12.2006 as per her educational records and the case was lodged on 17.06.2025. It is also submitted that alleged incident of rape took place one year ago and no complain was made to any quarter regarding it. So far, the offence under Section 67(A) is concerned, maximum sentence is three years. Learned A.P.P. for the State assisted by the counsel appearing on behalf of the informant have vehemently opposed the prayer for bail and submitted that the ratio of Satender Kumar Antil v. CBI, (2021) 10 SCC 773, as the crime involved was against women and children. It is also submitted that when the incidence of rape took place the victim was less than 18 years. She has also 2026:JHHC:5808 supported the allegation of rape in her statement under Section 183 of BNSS. It is also submitted that the mobile of the accused and the pen drive containing video have been sent to FSL for verification of source of the obscene video going viral. Argument on behalf of the petitioner appears to be persuasive enough for grant of bail. Under the circumstances, the above-named petitioner is directed to be released on bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs.25,000/-(Twenty-Five Thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the Court below. (Gautam Kumar Choudhary, J.) Pawan/ Uploaded 27.02.2026