( 2026:JHHC:12410 ) IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI A. B. A. No. 91 of 2026 Akash Sinha, aged about 25 years, son of Subhash Chandra Sinha, resident of village-Jagatpur, Banka, P.O., P.S. and District-Banka, Bihar ...... … Petitioner Versus The State of Jharkhand .…. … Opposite Party -------- CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SANJAY KUMAR DWIVEDI For the Petitioner :Mr. Prashant Kr. Rai, Advocate For the State : Mr. Satish Prasad, A.P.P. 02/ 28.04.2026: Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned counsel for the State. 2. The petitioner is apprehending his arrest in connection with Ranchi Cyber Crime P.S. Case No. 174 of 2025, registered under sections 318 (4)/319(2)/336(3)/338 of BNS, 2023 and under sections 66(C), 66 (D) of I.T. Act, pending in the Court of learned Additional Judicial Commissioner-II, Ranchi. 3. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that allegations are there against one Ritesh Kumar who has impersonated himself as GST Custom Officer upon the informant and informed about the auction of Fortuner Car amounting to Rs. 12,70,000/- and further asked the informant to make payment of Rs. 1,27,000/-. He next submits that Anup Kumar is neighbour of this petitioner who has provided the account details of this petitioner in which the said amount has been transferred. He next submits that on humanitarian ground the petitioner has provided the account number in which Rs. 1,27,000/- has been credited in the account of the petitioner. He next submits that the petitioner is ready to hand over the said amount to the informant. According to him petitioner has approached the informant to refund the money but the informant has demanded more money. He next submits that petitioner has got no criminal antecedent which is disclosed in ( 2026:JHHC:12410 ) para 14 of the petition. On these grounds, he submits that the petitioner may kindly be provided privilege of anticipatory bail. 4. Learned counsel for the State opposes the prayer and submits that amount has been credited in the account of this petitioner pursuant to direction of one Anup Kumar. 5. Considering that petitioner has got no criminal antecedent which is disclosed in para 14 of the petition and on humanitarian ground the petitioner has provided the account number to one Anup Kumar and pursuant to his direction amount of Rs. 1,27,000/- has been credited in the account of the petitioner. It has been pointed out that petitioner is ready to hand over the said amount to the informant and petitioner has approached the informant to refund the money but the informant has demanded more money. 6. In the attending facts and circumstance of the case, the petitioner is directed to surrender before the learned court within two weeks from today and the learned court shall release the petitioner on terms and conditions and sureties as learned court deems fit and proper. 7. This anticipatory bail application is disposed of. Dt.28.04.2026 ( Sanjay Kumar Dwivedi, J.) satyarthi-