2026:JHHC:24653 1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI B.A. No. 6582 of 2026 Pankaj Kumar @ Pankaj Kumar Mandal, aged about 19 years, S/o Ashok Mandal, Resident of Village- Bishanpur, P.O.-Chapuwadih, P.S.- Bengabad, District-Giridih, Jharkhand. … … Petitioner Versus The State of Jharkhand … … Opposite Party --- CORAM :HON'BLE MRS. JUSTICE ANUBHA RAWAT CHOUDHARY --- For the Petitioner : Mr. Raj Nandan Chatterjee, Advocate For the Opp. Party-State : Mr. Shailendra Kumar Tiwari, Spl. P.P. --- 04/17.08.2026 1. Heard the learned counsel appearing on behalf of the parties. 2. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner is in custody since 13.05.2026 in connection with bail in connection with Giridih Cyber P.S. Case No. 14 of 2026, registered under sections 111(2)(ii), 111(3), 111(4), 317(5), 319(2), 318(4), 338, 336(3), 340(2), 3(5) of BNS Sections 66(B) 66(C) and 66(D) of the Information Technology Act, 2000, pending in the learned Additional Sessions Judge-II Cum-Special Judge, Cyber Cases, Giridih. 3. Learned counsel for the petitioner has submitted that the charge sheet has been submitted on 03.08.2026 and the petitioner has no criminal antecedent. One mobile is alleged to have been recovered from the possession of the petitioner. No victim has been identified. No crime links has been found and there is no monetary transaction to link the petitioner with the alleged offence. 4. Learned counsel appearing on behalf of the opposite party-State has opposed the prayer for bail. However, the aforesaid submission made by the learned counsel for the petitioner is not in dispute. 5. Upon a query of this Court, Learned counsel for the State has submitted that none of the bank accounts standing in the name of the petitioner has been found linked with the offence. 2026:JHHC:24653 2 6. To this, learned counsel for the petitioner has submitted that similarly situated co-accused Rajesh Kumar Mandal has been enlarged on bail by this Court in B.A. No. 7115 of 2026 vide order dated 12.08.2026. 7. After hearing the learned counsel for the parties and considering the fact that the petitioner has no criminal antecedent and nothing material could be pointed out by the learned counsel for the opposite party to link the petitioner with the alleged offence, charge sheet has been submitted and co-accused having been enlarged on 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 learned Additional Sessions Judge-II cum Special Judge, Cyber Cases, Giridih in connection with Giridih Cyber P.S. Case No. 14 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 his 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 court below. 8. The instant bail application is allowed with the aforesaid conditions. 9. 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 ‘FAX/E-mail’. (Anubha Rawat Choudhary, J.) 17.08.2026 Rakesh/- Uploaded on:-18.08.2026