High Court at Ranchi granted bail to the petitioner in a cyber crime case through an interim order, accepting his undertaking to remove stamp defects and cooperate with the trial.
Directed enlargement on bail by furnishing a bond of Rs. 25,000 with two sureties, conditional upon cooperation with the trial.
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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI B.A. No.2013 of 2021
Muzaffar Ansari @ Mujaffar Ansari … Petitioner Versus The State of Jharkhand … Opposite Party
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Coram: HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE ANIL KUMAR CHOUDHARY
For the Petitioner : Mr. Rohit Agarwal, Adv. For the State : Mr. Shailendra Kr. Tiwari, Spl. P.P.
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02/02.03.2021 Heard the parties through video conferencing.
Learned counsel for the petitioner undertakes to remove the defects pointed out by the stamp reporter within two weeks after the lockdown is over.
In view of personal undertaking given by the learned counsel for the petitioner, the defects pointed out by the stamp reporter are ignored for the present.
The petitioner has been made accused in connection with Deoghar Cyber P.S. Case No.79 of 2020 registered under Sections 419, 420, 467, 468, 471, 120B, 34 of the Indian Penal Code and Sections 66 (B), 66 (C), 66 (D) and 84 (C) of the Information Technology Act.
Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the allegation against the petitioner is that the petitioner is an infamous cyber-criminal and from his possession three mobile phones with SIM cards and one scooty without number plate have been recovered. It is submitted that the allegation against the petitioner is false. It is then 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 24.11.2020 which is evident from para-08 of the instant bail application. Hence it is submitted that the petitioner be released on bail.
Learned Spl. 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 Chief Judicial Magistrate, Deoghar in connection with Deoghar Cyber P.S. Case No.79 of 2020 with the condition that he will co-operate with the trial of the case.
(Anil Kumar Choudhary, J.)
Animesh/
Muzaffar Ansari @ Mujaffar Ansari
The State of Jharkhand
Anil Kumar Choudhary
As recorded by the court registry
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