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[2025:JHHC:18141] IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI
B.A. No.5439 of 2025
------ Manoj Mandal, aged about 40 years, son of Baldev Mandal, resident of Village Sikarposni, P.O. and P.S. Karmatar, District Jamtara, Jharkhand. .... .... …. Petitioner
Versus The State of Jharkhand
.... .... .... Opposite Party
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CORAM : HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE ANIL KUMAR CHOUDHARY
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For the Petitioner : Mr. Zaid Ahmed, Advocate
For the State
: Mr. Shailendra Kr. Tiwari, Spl.P.P
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Order No.02 Dated-07-07-2025
Heard the parties.
The petitioner has been made accused in connection with Jamtara (Cyber Crime) P.S. Case No.26 of 2025 registered for the offence punishable under Section 111(2)(ii), 317(2), 317(4), 318(4), 319(2), 336(3), 338, 340(2) and 3(5) of the B.N.S., 2023 and Section 66B/66C/66D of I.T. Act.
Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the allegation against the petitioner is that the petitioner was involved in cyber crime and he has defrauded the victims Md. Shahbaj and Bigyan Kumar Jha to the tune of Rs.42,000/- and Rs.33,900/- respectively. It is next submitted that the allegation against the petitioner is false. It is also submitted that one mobile phone along with one SIM Card was recovered from the possession of the petitioner. It is then submitted that the petitioner has been in custody since 03.04.2025 as is evident from para-25 of the instant bail application. It is also submitted that the petitioner has no criminal antecedent as mentioned in para-24 of the instant bail application. It is further submitted that the petitioner undertakes to transfer Rs.42,000/- and Rs.33,900/- to the Bank Account of Md. Shahbaj and Bigyan Kumar Jha respectively without prejudice to his defence in this case. It is lastly submitted that the petitioner also undertakes to co-operate with the trial of the case. Hence, it is submitted that the petitioner be released on bail.
Learned counsel appearing for the State opposes the prayer for bail of
the petitioner.
Considering the facts of this case, the above-named petitioner is
directed to be enlarged on bail on showing proof of transfer of Rs.42,000/- and Rs.33,900/- to the Bank Account of Md. Shahbaj and Bigyan Kumar Jha respectively without prejudice to his defence in this case 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 Addl. District Judge-I- cum-Spl. Judge, Cyber Crime, Jamtara in connection with Jamtara (Cyber Crime) P.S. Case No.26 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.) Saroj/