( 2026:JHHC:5072 ) IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI B.A. No.11136 of 2025 ------ Kundan Mandal @ Kundan Kumar, aged about 32 years, son of Rohit Mandal @ Rohit Kumar, resident of village-Ghormara, P.O.- Ghormara, P.S.-Mohanpur, District-Deoghar, Jharkhand. … Petitioner Versus The State of Jharkhand … Opposite Party ------ CORAM: HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE ANIL KUMAR CHOUDHARY ------ For the Petitioner : Mr. Manoj Kr. Sah, Advocate For the State : Mr. S.K. Tiwari, Spl.P.P. ------ Order No:-03 Dated:-18-02-2026 Heard the parties. The petitioner has been made accused in connection with Godda (M) P.S. Case No.315 of 2019 corresponding to G.R. Case No.145 of 2020 registered for the offences punishable under Sections 419, 420, 467, 468 & 471 of the Indian Penal Code & Section 66C & 66D of the Information Technology Act. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the allegation against the petitioner is that the petitioner is involved in commission of cybercrime and were cheating gullible persons by obtaining fake sim cards after forging the documents and was impersonating as Bank Officer, making calls to the different account holders of banks and used to fraudulently withdraw money from their bank accounts. It is submitted that the allegation against the petitioner is false. It is next submitted that the co-accused has been granted bail. It is then submitted that the petitioner has no criminal antecedent as has been mentioned in para-15 of this bail application. It is next submitted that the petitioner undertakes that he will co-operate with the trial of the case. It is lastly submitted that the petitioner has been in custody since 07.08.2025 as mentioned in para-16 of the instant bail application. Hence it is submitted that the petitioner be released on bail. Learned Spl. P.P. appearing for the State vehemently opposes the prayer for bail and submits that the petitioner has made a false averments in this bail application that he has no criminal antecedents, but in fact he has involved in other two cases of cyber crime and another two cases involving the offence related to penal provisions of NDPS Act and in view of the conduct of the petitioner not coming to this Court with a clean hands and in view of the criminal antecedents, there is every chance of the petitioner absconding or tampering with evidence, if released on bail. It is therefore submitted that the petitioner ought not be released on bail. Considering the serious nature of allegation against the petitioner and in view of the criminal antecedents of the petitioner of being involved in four other cases of involving the offences of serious nature as also the chance of the petitioner absconding or tampering with evidence, if released on bail, this Court is not inclined to admit the petitioner on bail. Accordingly, the prayer for bail of the above-named petitioner is rejected. (Anil Kumar Choudhary, J.) 18/02/2026 Abhiraj/