2026:JHHC:21085 1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI B.A. No. 5774 of 2026 Sonu Saurav, Son of Pappu Kumar Das … … Petitioner Versus The State of Jharkhand … … Opp. Party --- CORAM: HON’BLE MRS. JUSTICE ANUBHA RAWAT CHOUDHARY --- For the Petitioner : Mr. Arvind Kumar Choudhary, Advocate For the Opp. Party : Mr. Shailendra Kumar Tiwari, Advocate --- 03/17th July 2026 1. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner is in custody in connection with Cyber Crime Case No. 133 of 2025 arising out of Deoghar (Cyber) P.S. Case No. 108 of 2025, for the alleged offence registered 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 Section 66(B), 66(C), 66(D) & 84(C) of the Information Technology Act, pending in the court of learned Additional Sessions Judge-II-cum- Special Judge, Deoghar. 2. The learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the bail application of the petitioner was rejected earlier in B.A. No. 11663 of 2025 vide order dated 16.03.2026 primarily on the ground that the petitioner has one criminal antecedent and the victim was also identified. The learned counsel submits that the petitioner is in custody since 04.08.2025 and the charge has been framed on 20.01.2026. The learned counsel submits that the co-accused, namely, Rajendra Das, has been granted bail by a co-ordinate Bench of this Court vide order dated 19.06.2026 in B.A. No. 3930 of 2026. 3. Learned counsel for the State has opposed the prayer for bail. 2026:JHHC:21085 2 4. As per the report received from the concerned court, only one witness has been examined till date and the learned counsel for the petitioner has submitted that two witnesses have been examined so far. 5. After hearing the learned counsel for the parties and considering the fact that the petitioner is in custody since 04.08.2025 and that the co- accused, namely, Rajendra Das has been granted bail by this Court, the petitioner is directed to be enlarged on bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs. 25,000/- (Rs. Twenty-Five Thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the learned Additional Sessions Judge-II-cum- Special Judge, Deoghar in connection with Deoghar (Cyber) P.S. Case No. 108 of 2025, subject to 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 his single default, the learned court shall cancel the bail bond furnished by the petitioner. (iv) The petitioner would deposit a self-attested copy of his Aadhar Card along with his Mobile Number before the learned court below, which he shall 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 court below. 6. The instant bail application is allowed with the aforesaid conditions. 7. Let a copy of this order along with a copy of the affidavit filed with the bail petition be communicated to the court concerned through ‘e- mail/FAX’. (Anubha Rawat Choudhary, J.) Dated: 17.07.2026 Uploaded On: 20.07.2026 Mukul/-