IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI B.A. No. 8714 of 2024 ------ Ashish Kumar, aged about 26 years, S/o. Bhagwan Yadav, R/o. House No C-2291/31, Mission Gali, Harmu Housing Colony, P.O. & P.S.- Argora, Dist- Ranchi, Jharkhand. … … Petitioner -Versus - The State of Jharkhand ... … Opposite Party With B.A. No. 7523 of 2024 Ankit Kumar Agarwal @ Ankit Agarwal @ Ankit Kumar Agrawal, aged about 40 years, S/o. Dilip Kumar Agarwal, R/o. Netaji Subhash Nagar Bajra, P.O.- Hehal, P.S.- Sukhdeo Nagar (Pandra O.P.), Dist.- Ranchi. … … Petitioner -Versus - The State of Jharkhand ... … Opposite Party With B.A. No. 8498 of 2024 Vishal Verma, aged about 24 years, S/o. Sanjay Kumar Verma, R/o.- Mohallah- Argora Tungri Toli, P.O.- Doranda, P.S.- Argora, Dist.- Ranchi. … … Petitioner -Versus - The State of Jharkhand ... … Opposite Party With B.A. No. 8908 of 2024 Vishal Sharma, aged about 30 Years, S/o. Laleta Sharma, R/o. House No. J/F- 10/12, Harmu Housing Colony, P.O. & P.S.- Argora, Dist.- Ranchi. … … Petitioner -Versus - The State of Jharkhand ... … Opposite Party ------ CORAM: - HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE AMBUJ NATH ------ For the Petitioners : M/s. Suraj Kishore Prasad, Advocate : M/s Binod Kumar, Advocate : M/s Ashim Kr. Sahani, Advocate For the State : M/s. Nehala Sharmin, Spl.P.P. : M/s. S. K. Tiwari, Spl. P.P. : M/s. Vishwanath Roy, Spl. P.P. ----- 08/27.01.2025 Heard the parties. 2. All these bail applications arise out of the same police case. Accordingly, all these cases are being disposed of by a common order. 3. The petitioners have been made accused in connection with Cyber Crime P.S. Case No. 148 of 2024, for the offences registered under Sections 419, 420, 467, 468, 471 & 120B of the Indian Penal Code and Sections 66(B), 66(C) & 66(D) of the Information Technology Act, pending in the court of Sri Manish Ranjan, learned Additional Judicial Commissioner-II at Ranchi. 4. The informant Manisha Prakash was added in the Whatsapp Group of Tata Investment Club, which dealt in the investment in share market. At the instance of Tata Investment Club, she deposited a total amount of Rs. 26,90,901.68 (Rupees Twenty Six Lakh Ninety Thousand Nine Hundred One and Sixty Eight Paise.) between the period from 10.05.2024 to 30.05.2024 in the different accounts. Subsequently, the firm misappropriated her deposited amount. The aforesaid firm was being operated by the petitioners. 5. During the course of investigation, it has transpired that the informant had deposited money in the account operated by the petitioner Ankit Kumar Agarwal @ Ankit Agarwal @ Ankit Kumar Agrawal. During the raid of his office, Ankit Kumar Agarwal @ Ankit Agarwal @ Ankit Kumar Agrawal was apprehended and, on his confession, several documents were seized and it transpired that petitioners were members of an international syndicate of Cyber criminals, whose tentacles was spread up to China. The accused persons were in constant touch with the criminal at China and the amounts deposited were transferred to the off shore accounts in China, so that the same could not be seized by the Law of Enforcement Authorities in India. During the raid, the partnership and proprietor ship deed were seized showing that the petitioners were partners of the said firm. 6. The involvement of all the petitioners in committing cybercrime by luring unsuspected persons to deposit money in their accounts, promising them high returns by investing their amount in share market, is prima facie made out. I am not inclined to release the petitioners, on bail. Accordingly, their prayer for bail stands rejected. (Ambuj Nath, J.) Rahul/-