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2026 DAILYLAW 12987 (JHR)

PRAMOD KUMAR RAWANI v. THE STATE OF JHARKHAND

B.A./3793/2026 · 2026-05-15

Anubha Rawat Choudhary

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2026:JHHC:15097 1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI B.A. No. 3793 of 2026 Pramod Kumar Rawani, son of Jagarnath Rawani … … Petitioner Versus State of Jharkhand … … Opposite Party --- CORAM :HON'BLE MRS. JUSTICE ANUBHA RAWAT CHOUDHARY --- For the Petitioner : Mr. Ankit Kumar, Advocate For the Opp. Party : Mrs. Lily Sahay, APP --- 03/15.05.2026 Heard the learned counsel for the parties. 2. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner is in custody since 17.02.2026 in connection with Deoghar (Cyber) P.S. Case No.26 of 2026, registered Sections 319 (2), 318 (4), 338, 336 (3), 340 (2) and 61 (2) of the B.N.S. Act, 2023 and Sections 66(B), 66(C), 66(D) and 84 (C) of the Information & Technology Amendment Act, 2008, now pending in the court of learned Additional Sessions Judge – II – cum - Special Judge – Cyber Crime Cases, Deoghar. 3. The learned counsel for the petitioner submits that as per the counter affidavit, the petitioner has one criminal antecedent, but he has been acquitted in the said case. He has filed a supplementary affidavit before this Court annexing the order of acquittal. He submits that the petitioner in the present case has been alleged to be apprehended with one mobile and one sim card and he is in custody since 17.02.2026. It is further submitted that charge sheet has been submitted and two victims have been identified. 4. The learned counsel for the State has opposed the prayer for bail. 5. After hearing the learned counsels for the parties, this Court finds that as per Annexure – A to the counter affidavit, one case was instituted under Section 420/120B of Indian Penal Code, which the petitioner has compounded, but certainly, the said case was not 2026:JHHC:15097 2 registered under cyber-crime. 6. Considering the aforesaid facts and circumstances and the fact that the petitioner is in custody since 17.02.2026 and charge sheet has been submitted, the petitioner is directed to be released on bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs. 25,000/-(Rupees twenty-five thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the learned Additional Sessions Judge – II – cum - Special Judge – Cyber Crime Cases, Deoghar in connection with Deoghar (Cyber) P.S. Case No.26 of 2026, on the following conditions: (i) One of the bailors would be the present pairvikar of the petitioner. (ii) The other bailor should be his close relative. (iii) The petitioner will attend the court on each and every date and on account of even single default, the learned court shall cancel the bail bond furnished by the petitioner. (iv) The petitioner will deposit a self-attested copy of his Aadhar Card along with his mobile number before the learned court which he will not change during the pendency of the case without prior permission of the court. (v) The petitioner shall fully co-operate with the proceedings before the learned trial court. 7. The instant application is allowed with the aforesaid conditions. 8. Let a copy of this order be communicated to the learned court concerned through “FAX/email”. (Anubha Rawat Choudhary, J.) Date of Order:15.05.2026 Saurav Date of Uploading:15.05.2026