2026:JHHC:14095 1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI B.A. No.3076 of 2026 ----- Dipu Mandal @ Dipak Kumar Mandal, son of Kamdev Mandal @ Kanta Mandal, resident of village Chamliti, PO Budhudih, PS Ahilyapur, District Giridih … Petitioner(s). Versus The State of Jharkhand … Opposite Party(s). CORAM : SRI ANANDA SEN, J. ------ For the Petitioner(s) : Mr. Kaushal Kishore Mishra, Advocate For the State : Mr. Shailendra Kr. Tiwari, Spl.PP …...... 04 /11.05.2026: This bail application has been filed by the petitioner under Sections 483 & 484 of BNSS, 2023 wherein, prayer has been made for grant of bail as he is in custody for allegedly committing offence punishable under Sections 317(4), 319(2), 318(4), 338, 336(3), 340(2), 61(2), 3(5) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita and Section 66(B), 66(C), 66(D) of IT Act. 2. Heard, learned counsel for the petitioner, learned counsel for the State and have also gone through the impugned order. 3. Learned APP opposes the prayer for bail. 4. There is allegation against this petitioner that he is involved in cybercrime. The petitioner along with another co-accused were apprehended and two SIMs and two mobiles were seized from this petitioner. From the seized phones it was discovered that several WhatsApp messages, calls, fake notices and screenshots were there in his phone indicating the Cybercrime done by him. 5. Further on investigation, it was found that there is already a complaint registered against this petitioner on the NCCRP Portal being Ack. No- 208062500496. As per the 2026:JHHC:14095 2 statement of the complainant, he received a WhatsApp message from mobile number of the petitioner asking for payment of bill due at Delhi Jal Board or his connection would be cut and asked to call him back. The complainant went to the Jal Board office from where he got to know that this message was fake and he was being trapped for cyber fraud. He immediately registered a complaint against this petitioner. 6. The petitioner also has criminal antecedents being Giridih Cyber P.S. Case no. 21 of 2024 and Ahilyapur P.S. Case No. 81 of 2017. 7. Considering the aforesaid facts, I am not inclined to grant privilege of bail to the petitioner at this stage. 8. Accordingly, the prayer for bail of the petitioner in connection with Giridh (Cyber) PS Case No. 26 of 2025 corresponding to Cyber Case No. 43 of 2025, pending in the Court of learned Additional Sessions Judge-II cum Special Judge (Cyber), Giridih stands rejected. 9. Accordingly, this bail application is dismissed. 10. It is expected that the Trial Court will conclude the trial within six months. (ANANDA SEN, J.) 11.05.2026 Tanuj/CP-3 Uploaded on 13.05.2026