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Neutral Citation No. ( 2026:JHHC:24800 ) 1
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI B.A. No. 6012 of 2026
Hiralal Mandal, aged about 30 years, S/o late Bhuneshwar Mandal, R/o village- Mirga, P.O. + P.S.- Narayanpur, District- Jamtara.
… … Petitioner
Versus
The State of Jharkhand …
… Opp. Party ---
CORAM :HON'BLE MRS. JUSTICE ANUBHA RAWAT CHOUDHARY ---
For the Petitioner : Mr. Rahul Ranjan, Advocate
For the Opp. Party : Mr. Shailendra Kumar Tiwari, Spl.P.P.
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04/18.08.2026 Heard the learned counsel appearing on behalf of the parties.
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Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner is in custody since 15.05.2026 in connection with Jamtara Cyber Crime P.S. Case No.26 of 2026, for the offences registered under Sections 111(2)(b), 318(4), 319(2), 336(3), 338, 340(2), 3(5) of the B.N.S. 2023 and sections 66(B), 66(C), 66(D) of the I.T. Act, and Section 42(3)(e) of the Telecommunications Act, 2023, pending in the court of learned Special Judge, Cyber Crime, Jamtara.
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Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner is having no criminal antecedent and is in custody since 15.05.2026 and chargesheet has been submitted on 10.08.2026. No victim has been identified and no crime proceed has been found. He further submits that three mobiles and two SIMs were recovered from the possession of the petitioner wherein one is in the name of the petitioner and other is in the name of some other person.
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Learned counsel for the opposite party-State has opposed the prayer. However, the aforesaid submissions have not been disputed.
5. After hearing the learned counsel for the parties and considering that the petitioner has no criminal antecedent and chargesheet has already been submitted, this Court is inclined to enlarge the petitioner on regular bail.
6. Accordingly, the petitioner above named is directed to be enlarged on bail on his furnishing bail bond of Rs. 25,000/- (Rs. Twenty five thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the
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satisfaction of learned Special Judge, Cyber Crime, Jamtara, in connection with Jamtara Cyber Crime 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 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.
7. Let this order along with a copy of the affidavit filed with the bail petition be communicated to the court concerned through FAX/e- mail.
8. The instant bail application is allowed with the aforesaid conditions.
(Anubha Rawat Choudhary, J.) Dated: 18.08.2026 Uploaded on 19.08.2026 Jay/