2026:JHHC:10299 1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI B.A. No. 1595 of 2026 Vinod Mahato @ Binod Kumar Mahto @ Binod, son of Mahaveer Mahato @ Mahavir Mahato … … Petitioner Versus The State of Jharkhand … … Opp. Party --- CORAM: HON’BLE MRS. JUSTICE ANUBHA RAWAT CHOUDHARY --- For the Petitioner : Mr. Rajnandan Chatterjee, Advocate Ms. Priya Saw, Advocate For the Opp. Party : Ms. Priya Shrestha, Advocate --- 04/10th April 2026 1. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner is in custody in connection with Dhanbad Cyber P.S. Case No. 89/2025 for the offence registered under Section 318(4), 319(2), 338, 340(2) of BNS and Section 66(C)/66(D) of the IT Act and Section 42(3)e of the Indian Telecommunication Act, now said to have been pending in the court of learned Additional Sessions Judge-II-cum-Spl. Judge, Cyber Cases, Dhanbad. 2. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner has no criminal antecedent and he is in custody since 08.12.2025. The learned counsel submits that no victim has come forward during investigation and even the mobile of the petitioner is not linked with the commission of any cyber offence. The learned counsel submits that the co-accused, namely, Mahesh Kumar Mandal @ Mahesh Kumar has been granted bail by a co- ordinate Bench of this Court in B.A. No. 2375/2026 vide order dated 24.03.2026. 3. Learned counsel for the opposite party while opposing the prayer for bail has submitted that large amount of money has been recovered by fraudulently generating RTO e-challan which has ultimately not been credited in the account of the State. However, during the course of 2026:JHHC:10299 2 argument, it is not in dispute that no victim as such has been mentioned in the case-diary in connection with whom RTO e-challan has been generated. Admittedly the petitioner has no criminal antecedent. 4. After hearing the learned counsel for the parties and considering the custody of the petitioner since 08.12.2025 and the fact that the co-accused has been granted bail by this Court in B.A. No. 2375/2026, 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 the learned Additional Sessions Judge-II-cum-Spl. Judge, Cyber Cases, Dhanbad in connection with Dhanbad Cyber P.S. Case No. 89/2025, 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 below, 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 below. 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: 10.04.2026 Uploaded On: 13.04.2026 Mukul/-