RANCHI, India, April 9 -- Jharkhand High Court issued the following order on March 9:
Heard the parties.
The petitioner has been made accused in connection with Deoghar (Cyber) P.S. Case No.168 of 2025 registered for the offences punishable under Section 319(2), 318(4), 338, 336(3), 340(2), 317(2) & 61(2) of the B.N.S., 2023 and Section 66B, 66C, 66D & 84C of the Information Technology Act.
Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the allegation against the petitioner is that the petitioner was involved in commission of cybercrime by posing himself as an officer of Phone-Pe Customer Service and was looting the gullible persons by offering them lottery and loan. It is submitted that the allegation against the petitioner is false. It is next submitted that except two mobile phones with sim cards, nothing has been recovered from the petitioner. It is next submitted that the petitioner undertakes that he will co-operate with the trial of the case. It is next submitted that the petitioner has no criminal antecedent as has been mentioned in para-10 of this bail application. It is lastly submitted that the petitioner has been in custody since 17.12.2025 as is evident from para-12 of the instant bail application. Hence it is submitted that the petitioner be released on bail.
Learned Addl.P.P. opposes the prayer for bail.
Considering the facts of this case, the above-named petitioner is directed to be enlarged 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 learned Additional Sessions Judge-II-cum-Cyber Crime, Deoghar in connection with Deoghar (Cyber) P.S. Case No.168 of 2025 with the condition that he will co-operate with the trial of the case and furnish his mobile number and photocopy of the Aadhar Card in the court below with an undertaking that he will not change his mobile number during the trial of the case.
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