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2026 DAILYLAW 311 (JHR)

PRAKASH KUMAR @ PRAKASH KUMAR CHANDRAVANSHI v. STATE OF JHARKHAND

B.A./375/2026 · 2026-02-24

Anil Kumar Choudhary

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( 2026:JHHC:5449 ) IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI B.A. No.375 of 2026 ------ Prakash Kumar @ Prakash Kumar Chandravanshi, aged about 29 years, son of Arun Kumar Chandrawanshi, resident of village- Telaiya Basti, P.O. & P.S.-Telaiya, District-Koderma. … Petitioner Versus The State of Jharkhand … Opposite Party ------ CORAM: HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE ANIL KUMAR CHOUDHARY ------ For the Petitioner : Mr. Randhir Kumar, Advocate For the State : Mr. Shailesh Kr. Sinha, Addl.P.P. ------ Order No:-02 Dated:-24-02-2026 Heard the parties. The petitioner has been made accused in connection with Telaiya P.S. Case No.337 of 2025 registered for the offences punishable under Section 316(2), 319(2), 318(4), 338, 336(3), 340(2), 61(2) of the B.N.S., 2023 and Section 66B, 66C and 66D of Information Technology Act, 2000. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the allegation against the petitioner is that the petitioner was involved in cyber-crime by calling various people through mobile phones in the name of call-girl escort service and cheating them. It is submitted that the allegation against the petitioner is false. It is next submitted that except mobile phones, ATM Cards, Passbooks of bank accounts and cheque books of bank accounts, no other materials have been seized by the police in connection with this case. It is next submitted that there is no victim as of now. It is next submitted that the petitioner undertakes that he will co- operate with the trial of the case and will not annoy or disturb the informant and witnesses of the case. It is lastly submitted that the petitioner has been in custody since 01.11.2025 as is evident from para-13 of the instant bail application. Hence it is submitted that the petitioner be released on bail. Learned Addl.P.P. opposes the prayer for bail. Considering the facts of this case, the above-named petitioner is directed to be enlarged on bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs.25,000/- (Rupees twenty five thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned A.C.J.M., Koderma in connection with Telaiya P.S. Case No.337 of 2025 with the condition that he will co- operate with the trial of the case and furnish his mobile number and photocopy of the Aadhar Card in the court below with an undertaking that he will not change his mobile number and will not annoy or disturb the informant and witnesses of the case during the trial of the case. (Anil Kumar Choudhary, J.) 24/02/2026 Abhiraj/