2026:JHHC:10119 1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI B.A. No. 1696 of 2026 Lalu Mandal, S/o Hari Mandal … … Petitioner Versus The State of Jharkhand … … Opp. Party --- CORAM: HON’BLE MRS. JUSTICE ANUBHA RAWAT CHOUDHARY --- For the Petitioner : Mr. Kaushik Sarkhel, Advocate For the Opp. Party : Mr. Sunil Kumar Dubey, Advocate --- 04/9th April 2026 1. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner is in custody in connection with Jamtara Cyber Crime P.S. Case No. 03/2026 for the offence registered under Section 111(2)(b), 317(2),317(4),317(5), 318(4), 319(2), 336(3), 338, 340(2), 3(5) of the B.N.S. 2023 and Section 66 (B) (C) (D) of the Information Technology Act and Section 42(3)(e) of Telecommunication Act, 2023, now said to have been pending in the court of learned Special Judge Cyber Crime, Jamtara. 2. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner is in custody since 14.01.2026 for the alleged offence of cyber-crime. He has submitted that it has been alleged that one mobile and one SIM have been recovered which did not belong to the petitioner. The learned counsel has further submitted that as per his information, no victim has been identified so far and the petitioner has no criminal antecedent. 3. Learned counsel for the State has opposed the prayer. However, he is not in a position to dispute the aforesaid submissions made by the learned counsel for the petitioner. 4. After hearing the learned counsel for the parties and considering the aforesaid facts and circumstances and the fact that the petitioner has no criminal antecedent, the petitioner is directed to be enlarge 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 the learned Special 2026:JHHC:10119 2 Judge Cyber Crime, Jamtara in connection with Jamtara Cyber Crime P.S. Case No. 03/2026, subject to 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 would deposit a self-attested copy of his Aadhar Card along with his Mobile Number before the learned court, which he shall 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. 5. The instant bail application is allowed with the aforesaid conditions. 6. 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 ‘e- mail/FAX’. (Anubha Rawat Choudhary, J.) Dated: 09.04.2026 Uploaded On: 09.04.2026 Mukul/-