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2025 DAILYLAW 3214 (JHR)

SURAJ MANDAL v. THE STATE OF JHARKHAND

B.A./710/2025 · 2025-03-17

Ambuj Nath

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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI B.A No. 710 of 2025 Suraj Mandal, aged about 30 years, son of Late Manik Mandal, resident of village Kalajharia, P.O and P.S. Karmatand, District Jamtara, Jharkhand --- --- Petitioner Versus The State of Jharkhand --- --- Opp. Party --- CORAM: Hon’ble Mr. Justice Ambuj Nath --- For the Petitioner: Md. Zaid Ahmed, Advocate For the O.P-State: Mr. Shailendra Kr. Tiwari, Special P.P. --- 03 / 17.03.2025 Heard the parties. 2. Petitioner has been made accused in connection with Jamtara Cyber Crime P.S. Case No. 72 of 2024 for the offences registered under sections 111(2)(ii), 317(2), 317(4), 318(4), 319(2), 336(3), 338, 340(2) and 3(5) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 and sections 66(B) (C) (D) of Information Technology Act, pending in the court of learned Special Judge, Cyber Crime, Jamtara. 3. On 28.11.2024, Cyber Police, Jamtara on the basis of confidential information that cyber criminals have assembled at Kalajharia and were making preparation to commit cyber offence, raided the place of occurrence and apprehended this petitioner along with co-accused persons. On search, two mobile phones were recovered from the possession of the petitioner. 4. Learned counsel for the petitioner submitted that no witness has turned up to claim that the petitioner has cheated anyone. It was further submitted that similarly situated co-accused persons namely Lalu Yadav and Parsuram Mandal have been granted bail by this court earlier. 5. In view of the submission made above, I am inclined to enlarge the petitioner 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 Special Judge, Cyber Crime, Jamtara in connection with Jamtara Cyber Crime P.S. Case No. 72 of 2024. (Ambuj Nath, J) Ranjeet/