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2026:JHHC:15508 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI
A.B.A. No. 2774 of 2026
Upendra Mandal
... Petitioner
Versus The State of Jharkhand
… Opposite Party
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CORAM:
HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE RONGON MUKHOPADHYAY
For the Petitioner
: Mr. Chandrajit Mukherjee, Advocate For the State
: A.P.P.
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Order No. 02/ Dated: 26th May, 2026
1. Heard Mr. Chandrajit Mukherjee, learned counsel for the petitioner and learned A.P.P. for the State.
2. The petitioner is apprehending his arrest in connection with Jamtara
Cyber P.S. Case No. 6 of 2026.
3. It has been alleged that a raid was conducted in the house of the
petitioner and two mobiles were recovered.
4. Submission has been advanced by the learned counsel for the petitioner
that no victim has come forward to lodge a complaint. It has further been
submitted that no incriminating materials were found from the mobiles which
were seized by the police.
5.
Learned counsel submits that the petitioner does not have any
criminal antecedent which has been opposed by the learned A.P.P. to the effect
that the petitioner is involved in another case of gambling being Karmatar
P.S. Case No. 131 of 2025.
6. It appears that the petitioner is not involved in any other case related to
cyber crime and considering the fact that only two mobiles were recovered
from the house of the petitioner in the absence of the petitioner, the petitioner
above named is directed to surrender before the learned Trial Court within a
period of four weeks and pray for bail, and in that event, he shall be released
on bail on furnishing bail bond of R. 10,000/- (Ten Thousand) with two
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sureties of the like amount each, to the satisfaction of learned court of Special Judge Cyber Crime, Jamtara in connection with Jamtara Cyber P.S. Case No. 6 of 2026, subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 482(2) of the Bhartiya Nagrik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023.
7. This application stands allowed.
(Rongon Mukhopadhyay, J.)
Dated: 26th May, 2026
Suman/Aditi