2026:JHHC:7809 - 1 - IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI B.A. No. 2238 of 2026 Binod Mandal, son of Lakhan Mandal, resident of Village- Nadiyachak, P.O. & P.S.- Karmatar, District- Jamtara … … Petitioner Versus The State of Jharkhand …. … Opp. Party CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE RAJESH SHANKAR For the Petitioner : Mr. Rahul Ranjan, Advocate For the State : Mr. Shailendra Kumar Tiwari, Spl.P.P. 02/20.03.2026 The petitioner is an accused for the offences punishable under Sections 111(2)(b)/ 317(2)/ 317(4)/ 317(5)/ 318(4)/ 319(2)/336(3)/338/340(2)/3(5) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023, Sections 66(B)/66(C)/66(D) of the Information Technology Act and Sections 42(3)(e) of the Telecommunications Act, 2023. 2. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner has been falsely implicated in the present case and has not committed any offence as alleged in the F.I.R. There is alleged recovery of one mobile phone having two IMEI slots and one SIM card from the possession of the petitioner. Mere recovery of the mobile phone and SIM card does not establish that the petitioner was involved in commission of cyber-crime. The police has not collected any cogent material to connect the petitioner with the alleged offence. The petitioner has no criminal antecedent as has been stated in paragraph-22 of the present bail application. The petitioner is in judicial custody in connection with the present case since 20.01.2026. Hence, he may be given the privilege of regular bail. 3. Learned Spl.P.P. while opposing the petitioner’s prayer for regular bail, submits that the SIM card recovered from the 2026:JHHC:7809 - 2 - possession of the petitioner was registered in someone else’s name. Moreover, the mobile phone also contained few e-wallets. He however submits that the case diary does mention as to whether the petitioner defrauded any amount by committing cyber-crime. 4. Having heard learned counsel for the parties and considering the materials available on record, I am inclined to enlarge the petitioner on bail. 5. Accordingly, the petitioner above named is directed to be released on bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs.20,000/- (Rupees Twenty Thousand) with two sureties of like amount each to the satisfaction of learned Special Judge, Cyber Crime, Jamtara in connection with Jamtara Cyber Crime P.S. Case No. 04 of 2026. (Rajesh Shankar, J.) March 20, 2026 Ritesh Uploaded on 20.03.2026