Bikash Mandal Alias Vikash Kumar Mandal Alias Vikash… — Cheating and Forgery | Jharkhand HC (2025)

Bikash Mandal Alias Vikash Kumar Mandal Alias Vikash… — Cheating and Forgery | Jharkhand HC (2025)

What the court decided

AI extract

Outcome

Conditional enlargement on bail: proof of transfer of Rs.10,118/- to the account of Anant Kumar; 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, in connection with Jamtara Cyber Crime P.S. Case No.74 of 2024; with conditions that the petitioner 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.

Issue for consideration

Whether the petitioner, an accused in Jamtara Cyber Crime P.S. Case No.74 of 2024 who has been in custody since 11.12.2024, should be released (enlarged) on bail. +1 more

Court's answer

The petitioner is directed to be enlarged on bail on showing proof of transferring Rs.10,118/- (the amount allegedly defrauded from victim Anant Kumar) to the latter's account, and on furnishing a 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, in connection with Jamtara Cyber Crime P.S. Case No.74 of 2024.

Ratio / Principle

Bail is conditioned on the petitioner co-operating with the trial of the case and furnishing his mobile number and photocopy of the Aadhar Card in the court below.

Key takeaways

In furnishing his mobile number and Aadhaar card copy, the petitioner is to give an undertaking that he will not change his mobile number during the trial of the case.ratio¶21
I.A. No.7866 of 2025 (prayer for early hearing of the bail application) stands disposed of as infructuous, since the hearing of the bail application was taken up the same day.ratio¶13

Detailed headnote1 paragraphs

BAIL (CONDITIONAL GRANT) — Jamtara Cyber Crime P.S. Case No.74 of 2024 (Ss.111(2)(ii), 317(2), 317(4), 319(2), 318(4), 338, 336(3), 340(2), 3(5) of the B.N.S., 2023; Ss.66 B, 66 C, 66 D of the Information Technology Act): accused petitioner Bikash Mandal, in custody since 11.12.2024 and alleged (per counsel) to have defrauded victim Anant Kumar of Rs.10,118/- with implication resting only on recovery of two mobile phones with two sim cards, enlarged on bail by the High Court of Jharkhand at Ranchi (Anil Kumar Choudhary, J.; Order No.03 dated 16-07-2025), subject to proof of transfer of Rs.10,118/- to the victim's account and furnishing a 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; further conditions — co-operation with the trial, and furnishing his mobile number and photocopy of Aadhar Card in the court below with an undertaking not to change the mobile number during trial. Concurrent I.A. No.7866 of 2025 (early hearing) disposed of as infructuous; prayer for bail opposed by the learned Spl.P.P.

( 2025:JHHC:19454 ) IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI B.A. No.1373 of 2025

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Bikash Mandal @ Vikash Kumar Mandal @ Vikash Mandal @ Bikash Kumar Mandal, aged about 23 years, S/o-Katilal Mandal, R/oVillage-Chamliti, P.O. + P.S.-Ahilyapur, District-Giridih.

.... .... …. Petitioner

Versus

The State of Jharkhand .... .... .... Opposite Party ------

CORAM : HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE ANIL KUMAR CHOUDHARY

------ For the Petitioner : Mr. Rahul Ranjan, Advocate For the State : Mr. Shailendra Kr Tiwari, Spl.P.P ------

Order No.03 Dated- 16-07-2025

I.A. No.7866 of 2025

Heard the parties.

Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that this interlocutory application has been filed with a prayer for early hearing of the instant bail application.

Since, the hearing of instant bail application is taken up today, hence, this interlocutory application stands disposed of being infructuous.

(Anil Kumar Choudhary, J . )

B.A. No.1373 of 2025

Heard the parties.

The petitioner has been made accused in connection with Jamtara Cyber Crime P.S. Case No.74 of 2024 registered under Section 111(2)(ii), 317(2), 317(4), 319(2), 318(4), 338, 336(3), 340(2), 3(5) of the B.N.S., 2023 and Section 66 B, 66 C, 66 D of the Information Technology Act.

Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the allegation against the petitioner is that the petitioner was involved in cybercrime and he has defrauded the victim Anant Kumar to the tune of Rs.10,118/- and the petitioner has been implicated in this case, only on the basis of recovery of two mobile phones with two sim cards from his possession. 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 and that he will transfer the respective amount allegedly defrauded from the bank account of the said victim. It is lastly submitted that the petitioner has been in custody since 11.12.2024 as is evident from para-22 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 showing proof of transferring Rs.10,118/to the account of Anant Kumar 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 Special Judge, Cyber Crime, Jamtara in connection with Jamtara Cyber Crime P.S. Case No.74 of 2024 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 .

(Anil Kumar Choudhary, J . )

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