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[2025:JHHC:18514]
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI B.A. No. 5642 of 2025
Subal Mahato, aged about 35 years, son of Late Ram Prasad Mahato @Pagal, resident of Ektara, P.O. Mohanpur, P.S. Narayanpur, District Jamtara, Jharkhand. … Petitioner
Versus
The State of Jharkhand … Opp. party
Coram: HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE ANIL KUMAR CHOUDHARY
For the Petitioner : Mr. Zaid Ahmed , Adv. For the State
: Mr. Manoj Kr. Mishra , Addl. PP.
02 / 09.07.2025 Heard the parties. The petitioner has been made accused in connection with Cyber Crime Case No. 50 of 2024 arising out of Jamtara Cyber Crime P.S. case no. 18 of 2024 registered for the offence punishable under Sections 414, 419, 420, 467, 468, 471, 120B and Section 66B, 66C, 66D, 84C of I.T. Act..
Learned counsel appearing for the petitioner submits that the allegation against the petitioner is that the petitioner has defrauded the victims namely Susanto Koley to the tune of Rs. 5998/-, Shampa Ganguly to the tune of Rs. 93,000/-, Anup Kumar Marick to the tune of Rs. 5997/-, Bikram Balmiki to the tune of Rs. 16,908/-, Md. Rahman to the tune of Rs. 14,995/- and Mousumi Banerji to the tune of Rs. 1,19,796/-. It is submitted that the allegation against the petitioner is false. It is further submitted by learned counsel for the petitioner that the petitioner has no criminal antecedent, as mentioned in paragraph 23 of the bail application. It is next submitted that the petitioner has been in jail custody since 01.05.2025 as mentioned in para 22 of this bail application. It is next submitted by learned counsel for the petitioner that the petitioner is ready and willing to co-operate with the trial of the case and undertakes to transfer Rs. 5998/- to the bank account of Susanto Koley, Rs. 93,000/- to the bank
account of Shampa Ganguly, Rs. 5997/- to the bank account of Anup Kumar Marick, Rs. 16,908/- to the bank account of Bikram Balmiki, Rs. 14,995/- to the bank account of Md. Rahman and Rs. 1,19,796/- to the bank account of Mousumi Banerji without prejudice to his defence in this case hence, the petitioner may be admitted to regular bail. Learned Addl. P.P. opposed the prayer for regular bail . Considering submissions of learned counsels and the
facts as stated above, I am inclined to release the petitioner on bail. Hence, the court below is directed to release the petitioner on bail showing the proof that the petitioner has transferred Rs. 5998/- to the bank account of Susanto Koley, Rs. 93,000/- to the bank account of Shampa Ganguly, Rs. 5997/- to the bank account of Anup Kumar Marick, Rs. 16,908/- to the bank account of Bikram Balmiki, Rs. 14,995/- to the bank account of Md. Rahman and Rs. 1,19,796/- to the bank account of Mousumi Banerji without prejudice to his defence in this case 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 Special Judge, Cyber Crime, Jamtara in connection with Cyber Crime Case No. 50 of 2024 arising out of Jamtara Cyber Crime P.S. case no. 18 of 2024 with the condition that the petitioner will co-operate with the trial of the case and will furnish mobile phone number and photocopy of the Aadhar Card in the court below with an undertaking that he will not change the mobile phone number during the trial of the case.
(ANIL KUMAR CHOUDHARY, J.)
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