2025: JHHC:20666 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI B.A No. 284 of 2025 Pradeep Maniram Pal @ Pal Pradeep Kumar Maniram, S/o Maniram, Sex-male, age 46 years, R/o 401/A, Hema Kunj, Cabin Cross Road, near Narmada Nagar, Bhayander East, P.O. Bhayander, P.S. Naughar, District Thane, Maharashtra --- --- Petitioner Versus The State of Jharkhand --- --- Opp. Party --- CORAM: Hon’ble Mr. Justice Ambuj Nath --- For the Petitioner: Mr. Sachin Verma, Advocate For the O.P-State: Mr. Rajesh Kumar, A.P.P. --- 05 / 28.07.2025 Heard the parties. 2. Petitioner has been made accused in connection with Cyber P.S. Case No. 135 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) and 66(D) of the I.T. Act, pending in the court of learned A.J.C-II-cum-Special Judge, Cyber Crimes, Ranchi. 3. Co-accused persons were operating WhatsApp group. They were claiming themselves to be the expert in share market. They induced several persons to invest through them. The Informant has invested about Rs. 14.00 lakhs through the accused persons. Later, his money was embezzled by the accused persons. During the course of investigation, this petitioner was apprehended. It transpired that at the instance of co-accused Bandana Jha, he had opened a Bank Account and some money which was the proceeds of the crime, was transferred to this account and the petitioner used to get 5% of the transferred amount. 4. It was submitted that the petitioner is in custody for more than 14 months. It was further submitted that co-accused Bandana Jha has been granted bail by a Coordinate Bench of this Court. 5. Considering the nature of allegation and the fact that the petitioner is not the main accused in this case, I am inclined to enlarge him 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 A.J.C-II-cum-Special Judge, Cyber Crimes, Ranchi in connection with Cyber P.S. Case No. 135 of 2024. (Ambuj Nath, J) Ranjeet/ Uploaded