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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI B.A No. 11087 of 2024
Abdul Mojib, aged about 30 years, son of Abdul Hamid, resident of village Samalpur, P.O and P.S. Deoghar, District Deoghar
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--- 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. R.S. Mazumdar, Sr. Advocate Nishant Kr. Roy, Advocate
For the O.P-State: Mr. Pankaj Kr. Mishra, A.P.P. --- 04 / 06.03.2025 Heard the parties.
2. Petitioner has been made accused in connection with Kersai P.S. Case No. 39 of 2022 for the offences registered under sections 419, 420 and 120B of the Indian Penal Code and sections 66C and 66D of the Information Technology Act, pending in the court of Sri S. Bara, learned Judicial Magistrate, 1st Class, Simdega.
3. It is alleged that on 05.03.2022 at 6.00 p.m., the Informant Basant Baraik received a Whatsapp call on his mobile from mobile no.
8084727788. The caller told him that he has won a lottery worth Rs. 25.00 lakh and to receive the said amount, he will have to transfer Rs. 15,000/- in the account of Dipti Das vide A/c No. 40421332734 IFSC Code SBIN0012384. The Informant transferred Rs. 15,000/- in the said account. The Informant later deposited another Rs. 30,000/-. He deposited altogether Rs. 1,60,000/- on different dates on the given account. Thereafter, he realized that he has become a victim of cyber fraud.
4. During the course of investigation, petitioner was apprehended in connection with Simdega P.S. Case No. 66 of 2024 in which he has confessed his involvement in the present case.
5. It appears that the petitioner is involved in as many as five cases of similar nature.
6. In view of the aforesaid facts, I am not inclined to enlarge the petitioner on bail. Accordingly, his prayer for bail stands rejected, at this stage. Petitioner, if so advised, may renew his prayer for bail after five months.
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