Soukat Ansari Alias Shokat Ansari v. the State of Jharkhand
Case brief
What is this about?
Conditional regular bail in a Jamtara cybercrime/online-fraud case (Jamtara Cyber Crime P.S. Case No.79 of 2024) under BNS 2023 Sections 111(2)(ii), 317(2), 319(2), 318(4), 338, 336(3), 340(2), 3(5) and IT Act Sections 66 B, 66 C, 66 D; bail granted by High Court of Jharkhand (Anil Kumar Choudhary, J.) on 14-07-2025 in B.A. No.1164 of 2025 [neutral citation ( 2025:JHHC:19105 )] with restitution-style condition requiring proof of transfer of the defrauded sum of Rs.5,116/- to victim Ram Raut's account, bail bond Rs.25,000/- with two like sureties before the Special Judge, Cyber Crime, Jamtara, and undertakings to co-operate with the trial, furnish mobile number and Aadhar Card copy, and not change the mobile number during trial; petitioner in custody since 24.12.2024 per counsel; implicated, per counsel, only on recovery of two mobile phones with four sim cards.
What did the court decide?
Petitioner 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 the learned Special Judge, Cyber Crime, Jamtara, upon showing proof of transferring Rs.5,116/- to the account of Ram Raut, subject to conditions that he will co-operate with the trial and furnish his mobile number and photocopy of the Aadhar Card in the court below with an undertaking not to change his mobile number during the trial.