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Neutral Citation No. ( 2025:JHHC:26994 )
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI B.A No. 6346 of 2025
Pankaj Kumar, aged about 20 years, son of Rajo Yadav, resident of village Masankhama, P.O & P.S. Warsaliganj, District Nawada, Bihar ---
--- Petitioner Versus The State of Jharkhand
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--- Opp. Party --- CORAM: Hon’ble Mr. Justice Ambuj Nath
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For the Petitioner: Mr. Arvind Kr. Choudhary, Advocate
For the O.P-State: Mr. Pankaj Kumar, P.P. --- 03 / 08.09.2025 Heard the parties.
2. Petitioner has been made accused in connection with Deoghar (Cyber) P.S. Case No. 131 of 2024 for the offences registered under sections 319(2), 318(4), 338, 336(3), 340(2) and 61 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 and section 66(B), 66(C), 66(D) and 84(C) of the Information Technology Act, pending in the court of learned Additional Sessions Judge-II-cum-Special Judge, Cyber Crime, Deoghar.
3. On 04.12.2024, Cyber Police, Deoghar on the basis of confidential information that cyber criminals have assembled in the house of one Naresh Rajware near Bambam Baba Colony More, raided the place of occurrence and apprehended this petitioner along with co-accused persons. On search, three mobile phones are alleged to have been recovered from the possession of the petitioner.
4. Report regarding the stage of the trial earlier called for, has been received. It appears that the case is still fixed for framing of charge.
5. It was submitted that the petitioner is in custody for more than nine months.
6. Considering the period of custody, I am inclined to enlarge the petitioner on bail. Accordingly, the petitioner, above named, is directed to be released on bail on furnishing bail bonds of Rs. 20,000/- (Rupees twenty thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each, to the satisfaction of learned Additional Sessions Judge-II-cum-Special Judge, Cyber Crime, Deoghar in connection with Deoghar (Cyber) P.S. Case No. 131 of 2024.
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