X v. the State of Jharkhand
Case brief
What is this about?
Jharkhand High Court at Ranchi, B.A. No. 1439 of 2026 [2026:JHHC:6347], decided 11.03.2026 by Ananda Sen, J. Bail application under Sections 483 & 484 BNSS, 2023 dismissed in POCSO Case No.27 of 2023 / T. Tanger P.S. Case No.06 of 2023 (Special Judge (POCSO), Simdega); offences alleged: Sections 363/34, 366A/34, 376(3)/109, 342/34 IPC and Sections 4 & 6 POCSO Act; petitioner allegedly took minor victim and handed her to co-accused on pretext of medical treatment, co-accused committed rape; six of ten witnesses examined, trial in progress; Trial Court expected to finish trial within seven months. Counsel: Akhouri Awinash Kumar for petitioner; Santosh Kumar Shukla, Addl. P.P. for State.
What did the court decide?
Bail refused: with the trial in progress and six of ten witnesses already examined, the court was not inclined to grant the privilege of bail to the petitioner; the prayer for bail in POCSO Case No.27 of 2023, arising out of T. Tanger P.S. Case No.06 of 2023, pending before the learned Special Judge (POCSO), Simdega, stands rejected.