( 2026:JHHC:12657 ) IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI B.A. No. 2777 of 2026 Pintu Kumar Mandal @ Pintu Mandal aged about 25 years, son of Arjun Mandal, resident of village Jorasimar, P.O. Budhudih, P.S. Ahilyapur, District-Giridih (Jharkhand) … … Petitioner Versus The State of Jharkhand … … Opp. Party --- CORAM :HON'BLE MRS. JUSTICE ANUBHA RAWAT CHOUDHARY --- For the Petitioner : Mr. Anjani Kumar Singh, Advocate For the Opp. Party : Mr. Shailendra Kumar Tiwari, Spl.P.P.. --- 05/29.04.2026 Heard the learned counsel appearing on behalf of the parties. 2. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner is in custody since 22.12.2025 in connection with Bankmore P.S. Case No. 309 of 2025, for the offences registered under Sections 318(2), 318(3), 318(4) 319(2), 336(2), 336(3), 338,340(2), and 61(2), of the B.N.S. 2023 and Sections 66B, 66C and 66D of I.T. Act,2000, pending in the court of learned Additional Sessions Judge-II-Cum- Special Judge Cyber Cases, Dhanbad. 3. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that two mobile phones have been recovered from the possession of the petitioner and the phones had some WhatsApp chats but no victim has been identified and the petitioner has no criminal antecedent. 4. Learned counsel for the opposite party-State has opposed the prayer and has referred to paragraph 86 of the case diary to submit that there are as many as 61 victims but he could not relate the petitioner with any of the victim. It is however not in dispute that statement of any victim connecting the petitioner with the alleged offence has not been recorded and the petitioner does not have any criminal antecedent. 5. To, this the learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner is in custody since 22.12.2025 and charge sheet has already been submitted though further investigation is going on. 6. After hearing the learned counsel for the parties and considering the aforesaid facts and circumstances and the fact that the ( 2026:JHHC:12657 ) 2 petitioner has no criminal antecedent and no statement of victim has been recorded connecting the petitioner with the alleged offence, the petitioner above named is directed to be enlarged on bail on his furnishing bail bond of Rs. 25,000/- (Rs. Twenty-five thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned Additional Sessions Judge-II-Cum-Special Judge Cyber Cases, Dhanbad, in connection with Bankmore P.S. Case No. 309 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 his 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 court below. 7. Let this order along with a copy of the affidavit filed with the bail petition be communicated to the court concerned through FAX/e- mail. 8. The instant bail application is allowed with the aforesaid conditions. (Anubha Rawat Choudhary, J.) Dated: 29.04.2026 Uploaded on: 30.04.2026 Binit/