2026:JHHC:6783 1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI B.A. No.1839 of 2026 ----- Santosh Kumar @ Santosh Kumar Yadav, son of Shakti Prasad Yadav @ Shakti Yadav, resident of village Kachuwasoli, P.O. Choudhary Nawadih, P.S. Palojori, District Deoghar, Jharkhand. .......... Petitioner. -Versus- The State of Jharkhand .......... Opp. Party. ----- CORAM : HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE RAJESH SHANKAR ----- For the Petitioner : Mr. Arvind Kr. Choudhary, Advocate For the State : Mr. Shailendra Kr. Tiwari, Spl. P.P. ----- Order No.02 Date: 13.03.2026 1. The petitioner is an accused in the case registered under Sections 111(2)(b), 111(3), 111(4), 319(2), 318(4), 338, 336(3), 340(2) & 61(2) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhitas, 2023; and Sections 66(B), 66(C), 66(D) & 84(C) of the Information Technology Act. 2. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner has been falsely implicated in the present case and has not committed any offence as alleged. There is alleged recovery of one mobile phone and two SIM cards from the petitioner’s possession. It is further submitted that mere recovery of the mobile phone and SIM cards cannot be said to be sufficient to allege that the petitioner was involved in commission of cybercrime. Though in course of investigation, one of the victims had stated that he was cheated Rs.7,500/- by a cyber criminal using SIM Card No.6287928490 i.e. SIM card recovered from the petitioner’s possession, however, similarly situated co-accused- Anil Kumar Yadav against whom there is allegation of cheating of Rs.15,000/- by committing cybercrime has already been enlarged on bail by a co- ordinate Bench of this Court vide order dated 26th February, 2026 2026:JHHC:6783 2 passed in B.A. No.698 of 2026. The petitioner is in judicial custody in connection with the present case since 22nd November, 2025. He has no criminal antecedent, as has been stated in Paragraph No.14 of the present bail application. Hence, he may be given the privilege of regular bail. 3. Learned APP though opposes the petitioner’s prayer for regular bail on merit, however, he has stated that Anil Kumar Yadav who has been granted regular bail by a Bench of this Court is a similarly situated co- accused. 4. Having heard learned counsel for the parties, the petitioner is directed to be released on bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs.20,000/- (Rupees Twenty Thousand) with two sureties of the like amount, each, to the satisfaction of learned Additional Sessions Judge-II-cum-Special Judger, Cyber Crime Cases, Deoghar in connection with Deoghar (Cyber) P.S. Case No.153 of 2025. (Rajesh Shankar, J.) 13th March, 2026 Sanjay/ Uploaded on 16.03.2026