2026:JHHC:5284 1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI B.A. No.11611 of 2025 ----- Shivnandan Das, son of Kishore Das, resident of Village Balnadih, P.O. & P.S. Devipur, District Deoghar. … … Petitioner Versus The State of Jharkhand. … … Opposite Party ----- CORAM : SRI ANANDA SEN, J. ----- For the Petitioner(s) : Mr. Ankit Kumar, Advocate. For the State : Mr. Shailendra Kumar Tiwari, Spl. P.P. ----- 03/ 19.02.2026 This Bail Application under Section 483 and 484 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita (BNSS), 2023, has been filed to release the petitioner on regular bail in connection with Deoghar (Cyber) P.S. Case No.97 of 2025, for offences under Sections 111(2)(b), 111(3), 111(4), 319(2), 318(4), 338, 336(3), 340(2) & 61(2) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 and Sections 66B, 66C, 66D and 84C of the I.T. Act. The case is presently pending before the Court of learned Additional Sessions Judge-II-cum-Cybercrime, Deoghar. 2. Heard learned counsel representing the petitioner and learned Spl. P.P. representing the State. Perused the material available on record and also gone through the impugned order. 3. Opportunity was given to the State to oppose the bail, which the State availed and opposed. 4. The allegation against the petitioner is that he along with others has committed cybercrime by disguising themselves as Customer Care Agent, Airtel Payment Bank Officials, Bank Officials 2026:JHHC:5284 2 and Customer Care on Google Pay; and also in the name of P.M. Kisaan Yojana, by using fake mobile number. 5. After hearing the parties and going through the record, especially the impugned order and the case diary, I find that the mobile recovered from the petitioner as per C.D.R. Report, has been used for carrying out the cybercrime, thus I am not inclined to release this petitioner on bail. 6. Accordingly, this Bail Application is dismissed. 7. However, liberty is reserved with the petitioner to renew his prayer for bail after framing of the charge. (ANANDA SEN, J.) 19th February, 2026 Prashant. Cp-3 Uploaded on 24.02.2026