2026:JHHC:26804 1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI B.A. No. 7604 of 2026 Rahul Kumar Mandal @ Rahul Mandal, aged about 24 years, S/o Ghanshyam Mandal, R/o village Chotaki Sariya, P.O. + P.S. Sariya, District Giridih … … Petitioner Versus The State of Jharkhand … … Opp. Party --- CORAM: HON’BLE MRS. JUSTICE ANUBHA RAWAT CHOUDHARY --- For the Petitioner : Mr. Arwind Kumar, Advocate For the Opp. Party : Mr. Shailendra Kumar Tiwari, Advocate --- 07/7th September 2026 1. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner is in custody in connection with Giridih (Cyber) P.S. Case No. 16/2026 for the offence 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 and Sections 66(B), 66(C), 66(D) of IT Act, now said to have been pending in the court of learned Additional Sessions Judge-II-cum-Special Judge, Cyber Crime, Giridih. 2. The counter-affidavit filed during the court proceeding is taken on record. 3. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner is in custody since 23.05.2026 and charge-sheet has already been submitted. One Mobile and one SIM Card are alleged to have been recovered from the possession of the petitioner. 4. Learned counsel for the State has opposed the prayer for bail and has submitted that it is a case of organized crime and as many as eight crime links have been traced out and numerous victims have been identified, as mentioned in paragraph 15 of the counter-affidavit. There is mobile connectivity amongst the co-accused persons. 2026:JHHC:26804 2 5. During the course of hearing, it transpired that the bail application of the co-accused, namely, Dhanraj Mandal has been rejected by this Court in B.A. No. 7070 of 2026 vide order dated 06.08.2026. 6. After hearing the learned counsel for the parties and considering the fact that the present case is a case of organized crime, numerous crime links have been found against the petitioner and numerous victims have been traced out, who have supported the case, this Court is not inclined to enlarge the petitioner on bail at this stage. Hence, this bail application is hereby rejected. 7. The petitioner may renew his prayer for bail after nine months. 8. Let a copy of this order be communicated to the court concerned through ‘e-mail/FAX’. (Anubha Rawat Choudhary, J.) Dated: 07.09.2026 Uploaded On: 08.09.2026 Mukul/-