Uttam Kumar Vs State of Jharkhand — Jharkhand HC (2026) — LawSathi Research

Uttam Kumar Vs State of Jharkhand — Jharkhand HC (2026) — LawSathi Research

What the court decided

AI extract

Outcome

Bail granted: petitioner to be released on furnishing bail bond of Rs. 20,000/- (Rupees twenty thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the learned Additional Sessions Judge-II-cum-Cyber Crime Special Court, Deoghar, in connection with Deoghar Cyber P.S. Case No. 164 of 2025, subject to conditions of physical appearance on each trial date (unless dispensation is granted for sufficient cause) and of not tampering with prosecution evidence or influencing/gaining over witnesses; violation entitles the trial court to cancel bail and take the petitioner into custody.

Issue for consideration

Whether the petitioner, an accused in Deoghar Cyber P.S. Case No. 164 of 2025, should be enlarged on bail.

Court's answer

Considering the facts and circumstances of the case, the nature of the allegation against the petitioner, the materials available on record, and that other co-accused persons have already been granted bail, the Court is inclined to release the petitioner on bail.

Ratio / Principle

The petitioner is directed to be released on bail on furnishing a bail bond of Rs. 20,000/- (Rupees twenty thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each, to the satisfaction of the learned Additional Sessions Judge-II-cum-Cyber Crime Special Court, Deoghar, in connection with Deoghar Cyber P.S. Case No. 164 of 2025.

Key takeaways

Bail is conditional on the petitioner appearing physically on each and every date during the trial until its conclusion, unless his physical appearance is dispensed with for sufficient cause to the satisfaction of the learned trial court.ratio¶18
A further bail condition is that the petitioner shall not indulge in tampering with the prosecution evidence or influence the witnesses or gain over them.ratio¶18
In case of violation of the bail conditions, the trial court shall be at liberty to cancel the bail and take the petitioner into custody for the purpose of trial.

Detailed headnote1 paragraphs

Bail Application Allowed (B.A. No. 1030 of 2026, decided 02.04.2026, High Court of Jharkhand, Pradeep Kumar Srivastava, J.) — Petitioner, accused in Deoghar Cyber P.S. Case No. 164 of 2025 registered under sections 111(2)(b), 111(3), 111(4), 319(2), 318(4), 338, 336(3), 340(2) and 61(2) of the Bhartiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 and Sections 66(B), 66(C)/66(D) and 84(C) of the IT Act, admitted to bail. Grounds: nature of allegation, materials on record (only a mobile phone and SIM card recovered; no incriminating articles; chargesheet filed; in custody since 07.12.2025) and parity with co-accused granted bail by Co-ordinate Benches in B.A. Nos. 1297, 1003 and 968 of 2026. Bail bond of Rs. 20,000/- with two like sureties before Additional Sessions Judge-II-cum-Cyber Crime Special Court, Deoghar. Conditions: physical appearance on each and every trial date unless dispensed with for sufficient cause; no tampering with prosecution evidence and no influencing or gaining over witnesses; breach empowers the trial court to cancel bail and take the petitioner into custody.

2026:JHHC:9478

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI

B.A. No. 1030 of 2026

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Uttam Kumar, son of Ambika Yadav @ Ambika Prasad, aged about 24 years, resident of village Sukhjora, Post Office-Sarath and Police StationSarath, District- Deoghar, Jharkhand … Petitioner

Versus

The State of Jharkhand …. Respondent

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CORAM: HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE PRADEEP KUMAR SRIVASTAVA

---------- For the Petitioner : Mr. Lalit Yadav, Advocate For the State : Ms. Ruby Pandey, Addl. P.P. -----------

02/Dated: 02.04.2026

Heard learned counsel for the parties.

The petitioner has been made accused in connection with Deoghar Cyber P.S. Case No. 164 of 2025 registered under sections 111(2)(b), 111 (3), 111(4), 319(2), 318(4), 338, 336(3), 340(2), 61(2) of the Bhartiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 and Sections 66 (B), 66(C)/66 (D) and 84 (C) of the IT Act.

Learned counsel for the petitioner has submitted that only mobile phone and SIM card have been recovered from the possession of the petitioner. On that basis the petitioner has been suspected on commission of cyber crime. No incriminating articles have been recovered from the possession of the petitioner. The chargesheet has been submitted and as such there is no requirement of the petitioner for the purpose of further investigation. The petitioner is in judicial custody since 07.12.2025 without any rhymes and reasons. It is next submitted that the other co-accused persons have been granted bail by the Co-ordinate Benches of this Court in B.A. No. 1297 of 2026, B.A. No. 1003 of 2026 and B.A. No.968 of 2026 vide order dated 10.03.2026 and 27.02.2026. Hence the petitioner may be enlarged on bail.

Learned Addl. P.P. has opposed the prayer for bail of the petitioner.

Considering the facts and circumstances of this case, the nature of allegation against petitioner coupled with materials available on record and other co-accused persons have been granted bail as noted above, I am inclined to release the above named petitioner, on bail. Accordingly, the petitioner named above, is directed to be released on bail on furnishing bail

2026:JHHC:9478

bond of Rs.20,000/- (Rupees twenty thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned Additional Sessions Judge-II-cumCyber Crime Special Court, Deoghar in connection with Deoghar Cyber P.S. Case No. 164 of 2025 with condition that petitioner shall appear physically on each and every date during the trial of case till its conclusion unless his physical appearance is dispensed with for sufficient cause to the satisfaction of the learned trial court and with further condition that petitioner shall not indulge in tampering with the prosecution evidence or influence the witnesses or gain over them.

In case of violation of the aforesaid conditions of the bail, the trial court shall be at liberty to cancel the bail of petitioner and take into custody of the petitioner for the purpose of trial.

(Pradeep Kumar Srivastava, J.)

02/04/2026

Pramanik /-

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