Saiful Ansari v. the State of Jharkhand
Case brief
What is this about?
Regular bail application ALLOWED; offences: BNS Ss. 329(4), 65(1), 62 + POCSO Act, 2012 S. 8; underlying case: Shikaripara P.S. Case No. 95 of 2024 / Special POCSO Case No. 50 of 2024, Dumka; petitioner Saiful Ansari (about 18 years) in custody since 10.11.2024; charge-sheet filed and charges framed; case and counter-case between parties; bail bond Rs. 20,000 with two like sureties; conditions: attendance on all trial dates, cancellation of bail on adverse report; coram: Deepak Roshan, J.; neutral citation 2026:JHHC:7602; decided 18.03.2026.
What did the court decide?
Regular bail granted: petitioner to be released on furnishing bail bond of Rs.20,000/- (Rupees Twenty Thousand only) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned Additional Sessions Judge-I-cum-Special Judge, POCSO Act, Dumka, in connection with Shikaripara P.S. Case No. 95 of 2024 corresponding to Special POCSO Case No. 50 of 2024; petitioner to appear on each and every date before the trial court, with liberty to the trial court to cancel bail on any adverse report.