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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI B.A. No. 6505 of 2026
Akhlakh Patel son of Late Rais Patel alias Late Raish Patel
… … Petitioner
Versus
The State of Jharkhand …
… Opp. Party ---
CORAM :HON'BLE MRS. JUSTICE ANUBHA RAWAT CHOUDHARY ---
For the Petitioner : Mr. Ashok Kumar, Advocate
For the Opp. Party : Mrs. Bandana Sinha, APP
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04/22.07.2026 Heard the learned counsel appearing on behalf of the parties.
2.
Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner is in custody since 28.01.2026 in connection with Cyber P.S. Case No. 116 of 2025, for the offences registered under Sections 318(2)/ 318(3)/ 318(4)/319(2)/336(2)/336(3)/338/340(2)/ 61(2) of the B.N.S. 2023 and section 66(B)/66(C) and 66(D) of the I.T. Act, pending in the court of learned A.J.C.-II-cum-Special Judge, Cyber Crime, Ranchi.
3.
Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner has been falsely implicated in this case and the petitioner was not a member of the whatsapp group which was used for the purposes of committing cyber offence.
4.
Learned counsel for the opposite party-State has opposed the prayer for bail and has submitted that the informant has been defrauded to the extent of Rs. 78,50,000/- and in the bank account of the petitioner, Rs. 16,00,000/- was transferred from the account of the informant.
5. After hearing the learned counsel for the parties and in view of the aforesaid facts and circumstances that portion of the amount siphoned from the informant of the case was credited in the bank
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account of the petitioner, this court is not inclined to enlarge the petitioner on bail. Accordingly, prayer for bail of the petitioner above named is rejected.
6. Let this order be communicated to the concerned court through FAX/e-mail.
(Anubha Rawat Choudhary, J.) Dated: 22.07.2026 Uploaded on 24.07.2026 Binit/