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2026 DAILYLAW 6722 (JHR)

HIMANSHU KUMAR DAS v. THE STATE OF JHARKHAND

B.A./1422/2026 · 2026-04-10

Anubha Rawat Choudhary

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2026:JHHC:10365 1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI B.A. No. 1422 of 2026 Himanshu Kumar Das, son of Manoj Kumar Das … … Petitioner Versus The State of Jharkhand . … … Opposite Party --- CORAM :HON'BLE MRS. JUSTICE ANUBHA RAWAT CHOUDHARY --- For the Petitioner : Mr. Arvind Kumar Choudhary, Advocate For the Opp. Party : Mr. Rajesh Kumar, APP --- 04/10.04.2026 Heard the learned counsel for the petitioner. 2. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner is in custody since 20.12.2025 in connection with Deoghar (Cyber) P.S. Case No.170 of 2025, registered under Section 319 (2), 318 (2), 338, 336 (3), 340 (2) & 61 (2) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 and Section 66 (B), 66 (C ), 66 (D) & 84 (C) of the Information Technology Act, now pending in the court of learned Additional Sessions Judge – II – cum – Special Judge, Cyber Crime Cases, Deoghar. 3. The learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner has no criminal antecedents, and one victim has come forward with a claim of fraud to the extent of Rs.7667/-. He submits that under identical circumstances, several co-accused persons have been enlarged on bail, namely, Safaul Ansari, Khurshid Ansari, Izhar Alam and Parwej Ansari in B.A. No. 1915 of 2026, B.A. No. 1456 of 2026, B.A. No. 1541 of 2026 and B.A. No. 1543 of 2026 respectively. 4. The learned counsel for the State has opposed the prayer and referred to paragraph 78 of the case diary and submitted that there is one victim and the amount involved is Rs.7667/-. However, the fact that similarly situated co-accused have been enlarged on bail is not in dispute. He has submitted that the bail application of one of the co- accused namely Ramjan Ansari @ Guddu has been rejected by a co- ordinate Bench of this Court in B.A. No. 1290 of 2026 dated 2026:JHHC:10365 2 10.03.2026. 5. After hearing the learned counsels for the parties and considering the custody of the petitioner since 20.12.2025 and the fact that similarly situated co-accused persons have been enlarged on bail, the petitioner is directed to be released 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 the learned Additional Sessions Judge – II – cum – Special Judge, Cyber Crime Cases, Deoghar in connection with Deoghar (Cyber) P.S. Case No.170 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 even 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 trial court. 6. The instant application is allowed with the aforesaid conditions. 7. Let a copy of this order be communicated to the learned court concerned through “FAX/email”. (Anubha Rawat Choudhary, J.) Date of Order:10.04.2026 Saurav Date of Uploading:13.04.2026