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Nakul Mandal Alias Nakul Kumar Mandal v. the State of Jharkhand

Jharkhand HC7 Feb 2022A.B.A./417/2022

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What is this about?

The Jharkhand High Court granted anticipatory bail to the petitioner in connection with forgery, cheating, and IT Act offences. The court accepted the petitioner's undertaking to fix stamp defects, cooperate with the investigation, and deposit security, releasing him on bail upon arrest or surrender.

What did the court decide?

Grant of anticipatory bail on furnishing cash security of Rs. 15,000/- and bail bond of Rs. 25,000/- with two sureties of like amount, to be released upon police arrest or surrender within six weeks.

Nakul Mandal Alias Nakul Kumar Mandal Vs the State of… — Cheque Dishonour | Jharkhand HC (2022)

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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI A.B. A. No. 417 of 2022

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Nakul Mandal @ Nakul Kumar Mandal

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… Petitioner

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Versus

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The State of Jharkhand … Opposite Party

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Coram: HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE ANIL KUMAR CHOUDHARY

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For the Petitioner : Mr. Lalan Kr. Singh ,Adv. For the State : Mr. Shailendra Kr. Tiwari, Spl. P.P.

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02 / 07.02.2022 Heard the parties through Video Conferencing.

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Learned counsel for the petitioner personally undertakes to remove the defects pointed out by the Stamp Reporter within two weeks after resumption of the court in physical mode.

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In view of the personal undertaking given by learned counsel for the petitioner the defects pointed out by the Stamp Reporter are ignored for the present.

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Apprehending his arrest, the petitioner has moved this Court for grant of privilege of anticipatory bail in connection with Gorhar P.S. Case No. 38 of 2021 registered under Sections 384, 420, 467, 468, 471 of the Indian Penal Code and Section 66 (C ) and 67 of I.T. Act

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Learned counsel appearing for the petitioner submits that the allegation against the petitioner is that the petitioner used forged mobile number on various websites and he was offering escort services and used to blackmail the people by threatening to make their obscene photographs viral after editing the same, if they deny to pay the amount. It is then submitted that the allegations against the petitioner are all false and those allegations are vague as no one has come forward saying that the petitioner has cheated him nor there is specific allegation that which document has been forged by the petitioner. It is further submitted by learned counsel for the petitioner that the petitioner has no criminal antecedent, as

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mentioned in paragraph 13 of the anticipatory bail application. It is next submitted that the petitioner is ready to co-operate with the investigation of the case and also undertakes to furnish sufficient security including cash security hence, the petitioner be given the privilege of anticipatory bail.

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The learned Spl. PP opposes the prayer for anticipatory bail of the petitioner.

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Considering aforesaid facts and circumstances of the case, I am inclined to grant the privilege of anticipatory bail to the petitioner. Hence, in the event of arrest by the police or surrender within a period of six weeks from the date of this order, the petitioner shall be released on bail on furnishing cash security of Rs. 15,000/- and 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 JMFC, Hazaribag in connection with Gorhar P.S. Case No. 38 of 2021 subject to the condition that the petitioner will co-operate with the Investigation of the case and will appear before the Investigating Officer as and when noticed by him and will submit mobile number and photocopy of Aadhaar card at the time of surrender in the court below with an undertaking not to change mobile number during the pendency of the case along with the other conditions laid down under section 438 (2) Cr. P.C.

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( ANIL KUMAR CHOUDHARY, J.)

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Smita/-

Nakul Mandal Alias Nakul Kumar Mandal v. the State of Jharkhand

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