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2025 DAILYLAW 13189 (JHR)

SANTOSH MANDAL ALIAS SANTOSH MONDAL v. THE STATE OF JHARKHAND

B.A./3963/2025 · 2025-06-11

Anil Kumar Choudhary

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( 2025:JHHC:15113 ) IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI B.A. No.3963 of 2025 ------ Santosh Mandal @ Santosh Mondal, aged about 20 years, son of Jiblal Mandal, R/o Village-Chiksoriya, P.O.-Fuljhariya, P.S. Ahilyapur, District-Giridih. .... .... …. Petitioner Versus The State of Jharkhand .... .... .... Opposite Party ------ CORAM : HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE ANIL KUMAR CHOUDHARY ------ For the Petitioner : Mr. R.S. Mazumdar, Sr.Advocate : Mr. Raj Nandan Chatterjee, Advocate For the State : Mr. Manoj Kr. Mishra, Addl.P.P ------ Order No.02 Dated- 11-06-2025 Heard the parties. The petitioner has been made accused in connection with Giridih Cyber P.S. Case No.15 of 2025 registered under Section 111 (2) (ii), 111(3), 317(4), 317(5), 319(2), 318(4), 338, 336(3), 340(2) and 3(5) of the B.N.S., 2023 and Section 66 B, 66 C, 66 D of the Information Technology Act. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the allegation against the petitioner is that the petitioner was involved in cybercrime and he has defrauded the victim Krishna Kant to the tune of Rs.1,00,000/- and the petitioner has been implicated in this case, on the basis of recovery of 4 mobile phones from his possession. It is submitted that the allegation against the petitioner is false. It is then submitted that the petitioner undertakes that he will co-operate with the trial of the case and that he will transfer the respective amount allegedly defrauded from the bank account of the said victim, without prejudice to his defence, in this case. It is lastly submitted that the petitioner has been in custody since 03.03.2025 as is evident from para-20 of the instant bail application. Hence it is submitted that the petitioner be released on bail. Learned Addl. P.P. opposes the prayer for bail. Considering the facts of this case, the above-named petitioner is directed to be enlarged on bail on showing proof of transferring Rs.1,00,000/- in the account of Krishna Kant and on furnishing bail bond of Rs.25,000/- (Rupees twenty five thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned Additional Sessions Judge-II-cum- Special Judge, Cyber Crime Giridih in connection with Giridih Cyber P.S. Case No.15 of 2025 with the condition that he will co-operate with the trial of the case and furnish his mobile number and photocopy of the Aadhar Card in the court below with an undertaking that he will not change his mobile number during the trial of the case. (Anil Kumar Choudhary, J.) Abhiraj/