Dismissed¶6
Shailendra Yadav v. the State of Jharkhand
Jharkhand HCB.A./9726/2025
Case brief
AI extract
What is this about?
Shailendra Yadav v. State of Jharkhand; B.A No.9726 of 2025; High Court of Jharkhand (Ranchi); regular bail rejected 16.02.2026 by Rajesh Kumar, J.; POCSO Case No.116 of 2025 / Bengabad P.S. Case No.107 of 2025 (Giridih); offences under Section 96 B.N.S, 2023 and Sections 8/12 POCSO Act; applicant in custody since 06.08.2025; defence of consensual relationship; victim aged 13 years 02 months; consent does not matter; bail refused at this stage.
What did the court decide?
On perusal of the record, the victim's age appears to be 13 years and 02 months, and as such consent does not matter. ¶5