Pappu Kumar Das Vs the State of Jharkhand — Cheating and Forgery | Jharkhand HC (2025)

Pappu Kumar Das Vs the State of Jharkhand — Cheating and Forgery | Jharkhand HC (2025)

What the court decided

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Outcome

Petitioner directed to be enlarged on bail on showing proof of transfer of Rs.36,789/-, Rs.1,528/- and Rs.9,996/- to the Bank Accounts of Manish Keshri, Niku Kumari and Jethu Mahto respectively without prejudice to his defence, and on furnishing bail bond of Rs.25,000/- with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned Addl. Sessions Judge-II-cum-Spl. Judge, Cyber Crime, Deoghar in connection with Deoghar (Cyber) P.S. Case No.143 of 2024, with 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.

Issue for consideration

Whether the petitioner, accused in Deoghar (Cyber) P.S. Case No.143 of 2024 for offences under Sections 319(2)/318(4)/338/336(3)/340(2)/61 of the B.N.S., 2023 and Sections 66B/66C/66D/84C of the I.T. Act, should be released on bail. +1 more

Court's answer

The petitioner is directed to be enlarged on bail on showing proof of transfer of Rs.36,789/-, Rs.1,528/- and Rs.9,996/- to the Bank Accounts of Manish Keshri, Niku Kumari and Jethu Mahto respectively, without prejudice to his defence in this case.

Ratio / Principle

The enlargement on bail is upon furnishing bail bond of Rs.25,000/- (Rupees twenty five thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each, to the satisfaction of learned Addl. Sessions Judge-II-cum-Spl. Judge, Cyber Crime, Deoghar, in connection with Deoghar (Cyber) P.S. Case No.143 of 2024.

Key takeaways

Bail is granted subject to the condition that the petitioner will co-operate with the trial of the case.ratio¶22
Bail is further subject to the petitioner furnishing 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.ratio¶22
The interlocutory application for early hearing (I.A. No.7767 of 2025) is disposed of as infructuous, since the hearing of the bail application was taken up the same day.ratio

Detailed headnote1 paragraphs

Bail granted — cyber fraud case. Pappu Kumar Das, accused in Deoghar (Cyber) P.S. Case No.143 of 2024 registered under Sections 319(2)/318(4)/338/336(3)/340(2)/61 of the B.N.S., 2023 and Sections 66B/66C/66D/84C of the I.T. Act, was alleged to have defrauded Manish Keshri, Niku Kumari and Jethu Mahto of Rs.36,789/-, Rs.1,528/- and Rs.9,996/- respectively; one mobile phone and two SIM Cards were recovered from him; he was in custody since 31.12.2024 and stated to have no criminal antecedent. He undertook to refund the defrauded amounts and to co-operate with the trial. Anil Kumar Choudhary, J. enlarged him on bail on showing proof of transfer of those amounts to the victims' bank accounts without prejudice to his defence, on furnishing bail bond of Rs.25,000/- with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned Addl. Sessions Judge-II-cum-Spl. Judge, Cyber Crime, Deoghar, conditioned on co-operating with the trial and furnishing 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. I.A. No.7767 of 2025 for early hearing was disposed of as infructuous.

[ 2025:JHHC:19104 ]

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI

B.A. No.2235 of 2025

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Pappu Kumar Das, Age about 27 years S/o Dhaneshwar Das, resident of village- Pathra, P.O.+ P.S.-Pathrol, Dist. Deoghar.

.... .... …. Petitioner

Versus

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

-----CORAM : HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE ANIL KUMAR CHOUDHARY

For the Petitioner : Mr. Arvind Kr. Choudhary, Advocate For the State : Mr. Sunil Kr. Dubey, Addl.P.P

Order No.03 Dated-14-07-2025

I.A. No.7767 of 2025

Heard the parties.

Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that this interlocutory application has been filed for early hearing.

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

(Anil Kumar Choudhary, J . )

B.A. No.2235 of 2025

The petitioner has been made accused in connection with Deoghar (Cyber) P.S. Case No.143 of 2024 registered for the offence punishable under Section 319(2)/318(4)/338/336(3)/340(2)/61 of the B.N.S., 2023 and Section 66B/66C/66D/84C of I.T. Act.

Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the allegation against the petitioner is that the petitioner was involved in cyber crime and he has defrauded the victims Manish Keshri, Niku Kumari and Jethu Mahto to the tune of Rs.36,789/-, Rs.1,528/- and Rs.9,996/- respectively. It is next submitted that the allegation against the petitioner is false. It is also submitted that one mobile phone along with two SIM Cards was recovered from the possession of the petitioner. It is then submitted that the petitioner has been in custody since 31.12.2024 as is evident from para-14 of the instant

bail application. It is also submitted that the petitioner has no criminal antecedent as mentioned in para-15 of the instant bail application. It is further submitted that the petitioner undertakes to transfer Rs.36,789/-, Rs.1,528/- and Rs.9,996/- to the Bank Account of Manish Keshri, Niku Kumari and Jethu Mahto respectively without prejudice to his defence in this case. It is lastly submitted that the petitioner also undertakes to co-operate with the trial of the case. Hence, it is submitted that the petitioner be released on bail.

Learned counsel appearing for the State opposes the prayer for bail of the petitioner.

Considering the facts of this case, the above-named petitioner is directed to be enlarged on bail on showing proof of transfer of Rs.36,789/-, Rs.1,528/- and Rs.9,996/- to the Bank Account of Manish Keshri, Niku Kumari and Jethu Mahto respectively without prejudice to his defence in this case 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 Addl. Sessions Judge-II-cum-Spl. Judge, Cyber Crime, Deoghar in connection with Deoghar (Cyber) P.S. Case No.143 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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