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2025 DAILYLAW 17890 (JHR)

PANKAJ KUMAR MANDAL v. THE STATE OF JHARKHAND

B.A./5737/2025 · 2025-07-15

Anil Kumar Choudhary

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( 2025:JHHC:19334 ) IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI B.A. No. 5737 of 2025 ------ Pankaj Kumar Mandal, aged about 20 years, son of Diwakar Mandal, resident of Village Dumarkola, P.O. Choudhary Nawadih, P.S. Palojori, District –Deoghar, Jharkhand. … Petitioner Versus The State of Jharkhand … Opposite Party ------ CORAM: HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE ANIL KUMAR CHOUDHARY ------ For the Petitioner : Mr. Arvind Kr. Choudhary, Advocate For the State : Mrs. Lily Sahay, Addl. P.P. ------ Order No.02 Dated- 15.07.2025 Heard the parties. The petitioner has been made accused in connection with Deoghar (Cyber) P.S. Case No.66 of 2025 registered for the offences punishable under Section 111 (2)(b), 111(3), 111(4), 319(2), 318(4), 338, 336(3), 340(2) & 61(2) of the B.N.S., 2023 and Section 66B/66C/66D/84C of I.T. Act. The 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 Chandra Prakash Sharma to the tune of Rs.36,177/-. It is next submitted that the allegation against the petitioner is false. It is also submitted that two mobile phones 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 19.04.2025 as is evident from para-16 of the instant bail application. It is next submitted that the petitioner has no criminal antecedent as has been mentioned in para-14 of the bail application. It is further submitted that the petitioner undertakes to transfer Rs.36,177/- to the Bank Account of Chandra Prakash Sharma without prejudice to his defence in this case. It is then 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 Addl. P.P. 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.36,177/- to the Bank Account of Chandra Prakash Sharma 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. Sessions Judge-II-cum-Spl. Judge, Cyber Crime, Deoghar in connection with Deoghar (Cyber) P.S. Case No.66 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.) Sonu-Gunjan/