Daleshwar Mandal Vs the State of Jharkhand — Anticipatory Bail | Jharkhand HC (2025)

Daleshwar Mandal Vs the State of Jharkhand — Anticipatory Bail | Jharkhand HC (2025)

What the court decided

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Outcome

Privileges of anticipatory bail granted: petitioner to surrender in the Court below within six weeks and, on arrest or surrender, to be enlarged on bail on Rs.10,000/- cash security and a bail bond of Rs.25,000/- with two sureties of the like amount each, to the satisfaction of the learned Additional Sessions Judge-II-cum-Spl. Judge (Cyber Crime), Giridih, subject to investigation-cooperation conditions and the conditions under Section 482(2) BNSS, 2023.

Issue for consideration

Whether the petitioner, apprehending arrest in connection with Ahilyapur P.S. Case No.47 of 2023, Cyber Case No. 03 of 2024 (alleged involvement in cyber-crime/fraud), should be granted the privileges of anticipatory bail.

Court's answer

This Court granted the privileges of anticipatory bail to the petitioner, considering the submissions of learned counsel and the facts and circumstances stated.

Ratio / Principle

Bail granted subject to terms: petitioner to surrender in the Court below within six weeks; on arrest or surrender, to be enlarged on bail on depositing Rs.10,000/- as cash security and furnishing a bail bond of Rs.25,000/- with two sureties of the like amount each, to the satisfaction of the learned Additional Sessions Judge-II-cum-Spl. Judge (Cyber Crime), Giridih, in connection with the said case, with conditions that he cooperate with the investigation, appear before the investigating officer as and when noticed, furnish his mobile number and photocopy of the Aadhar Card with an undertaking not to change his mobile number during the pendency of the case, and comply with the conditions under Section 482(2) of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023.

Detailed headnote1 paragraphs

Anticipatory bail – cyber fraud case (Ahilyapur P.S. Case No.47 of 2023, Cyber Case No. 03 of 2024; offences under ss. 411, 414, 419, 420, 467, 468, 471, 120(B) & 34 IPC and s. 66B/66C/66D, Information Technology Act) – petitioner apprehending arrest held entitled to privileges of anticipatory bail – to surrender before the Court below within six weeks – on arrest/surrender to be enlarged on bail on Rs.10,000/- cash security and Rs.25,000/- bail bond with two sureties of the like amount each, to the satisfaction of learned Additional Sessions Judge-II-cum-Spl. Judge (Cyber Crime), Giridih – conditions: cooperation with investigation, appearance before investigating officer as and when noticed, furnishing mobile number and Aadhaar photocopy with undertaking not to change mobile number during pendency, and conditions under s. 482(2) BNSS, 2023 – parity with earlier grants to similarly placed co-accused (A.B.A. Nos. 3711 of 2024 and 1684 of 2025) urged by counsel. (Anil Kumar Choudhary, J.), Order No.07 dated 08.08.2025.

( 2025:JHHC:22998 ) IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI A.B.A. No. 2660 of 2025

Daleshwar Mandal, aged about 39 years, S/o Nunulal Mandal, R/o S.B. Gorai Road, P.O. & P.S. –Asansol, District – Barddhaman, West Bengal.

The State of Jharkhand .... .... .... Opp. Party

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CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE ANIL KUMAR CHOUDHARY

------ For the Petitioner : Mr. Raj Nandan Chatterjee, Advocate For the State : Mr. Pankaj Kr. Mishra, Addl. P.P.

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Order No.07 Dated- 08.08.2025

Heard the parties.

Apprehending his arrest in connection with Ahilyapur P.S. Case No.47 of 2023, Cyber Case No. 03 of 2024 instituted for the offences punishable under Sections 411, 414, 419, 420, 467, 468, 471, 120(B) & 34 of the Indian Penal Code and Section 66B/66C/66D of the Information Technology Act, the petitioner has moved this Court for grant of privileges of anticipatory bail.

The learned counsel appearing for the petitioner submits that the allegation against the petitioner is that the petitioner was involved in committing cyber-crime and duped money from innocent account holders of banks and transferred the same to fake bank accounts. It is submitted that the allegation against the petitioner is false. It is next submitted that the petitioner has been implicated in this case only due to village politics. It is also submitted that there is no money trail, to implicate the petitioner in this case. It is further submitted that co-accused persons, with similar allegations, have already been given the privileges of anticipatory bail by this court vide orders dated 24.02.2025 passed in A.B.A. No.3711 of 2024 and 12.03.2025 passed in A.B.A. No.1684 of 2025. It is lastly submitted that petitioner undertakes to cooperate with the investigation of the case and to furnish sufficient security including cash security. Hence, it is submitted that the petitioner be given the privileges of

anticipatory bail.

The learned Addl. P.P. appearing for the State opposes the prayer for anticipatory bail of the petitioner.

Considering the submissions of learned counsels and the facts and circumstances stated above, I am inclined to grant privileges of anticipatory bail to the petitioner. Accordingly, the petitioner is directed to surrender in the Court below within six weeks from the date of the order and in the event of his arrest or surrendering, he will be enlarged on bail on depositing Rs.10,000/- as cash security and on furnishing bail bond of Rs.25,000/- (Twenty five thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned Additional Sessions Judge-IIcum-Spl. Judge (Cyber Crime), Giridih in connection with Ahilyapur P.S. Case No.47 of 2023, Cyber Case No. 03 of 2024 with the condition that he will co-operate with the investigation of the case and appear before the investigating officer as and when noticed by him and furnish his mobile number and photocopy of the Aadhar Card with an undertaking that he will not change his mobile number during the pendency of the case and further conditions as laid down under Section 482 (2) of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023.

(Anil Kumar Choudhary, J . )

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