2026:JHHC:9540 1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI B.A. No. 11545 of 2025 Kundan Mandal @ Nitesh Kumar Mandal @ Nitish Kumar Mandal, Son of Hiralal Mandal … … Petitioner Versus The State of Jharkhand … … Opposite Party --- CORAM :HON'BLE MRS. JUSTICE ANUBHA RAWAT CHOUDHARY --- For the Petitioner : Mr. Ankit Kumar, Advocate For the Opp. Party-State : Mr. Shailendra Kumar Tiwari, Spl. P.P --- 05/06.04.2026 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 15.09.2025 in connection with Deoghar (Cyber) P.S. Case No. 130 of 2025, for the alleged offence registered under Sections 319(2), 318(4), 338, 336(3), 340(2) and 61(2) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 and Sections 66(B), 66(C), 66(D) and 84(C) of the Information & Technology Amendment Act, 2008 pending in the court of learned Additional Sessions Judge-II-cum- Cyber Crime, Spl. Court, Deoghar. 3. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that one mobile and one SIM has been recovered from the possession of the petitioner. It is alleged that using one SIM in his mobile, two victims have been cheated which has come in the case diary. He has further submitted that there is no criminal antecedent of the petitioner. He has also submitted that co-accused namely Gulam Ansari @ Gulam has been enlarged on bail by co-ordinate bench of this Court in B.A. No. 11450 of 2025 vide order dated 30.03.2026. 4. Learned counsel appearing on behalf of the opposite party-State has opposed the prayer and has submitted that there are altogether 2869 links found in connection with cyber offence which has been recorded in paragraph 50 of the case diary. However, only two victims have come up so far. 2026:JHHC:9540 2 5. However, it is not in dispute that the petitioner does not have any criminal antecedent and he is in custody since 15.09.2025 and the co-accused has been enlarged on bail. 6. After hearing the learned counsel for the parties and considering aforesaid facts & circumstances, custody of the petitioner and that the petitioner has no other criminal antecedent, 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-Cyber Crime, Spl. Court, Deoghar in connection with Deoghar (Cyber) P.S. Case No. 130 of 2025 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. The instant bail application is allowed with the aforesaid conditions. 8. 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.) 06.04.2026 Rakesh/- Uploaded on:-07.04.2026