Mithun Das Alias Mithun Kumar Das v. the State of Jharkhand
Case brief
What is this about?
Jharkhand High Court, Ranchi; B.A. No. 1079 of 2026; Justice Deepak Roshan; decided 09.03.2026. Regular bail application allowed for cyber-crime case Deoghar (Cyber) P.S. Case No. 148 of 2025. Offences: Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita 2023 Sections 111(2)(b), 111(3), 111(4), 319(2), 318(4), 336(3), 338, 340(2), 61(2); Information Technology Act Sections 66(B), 66(C), 66(D), 84(C). Petitioner Mithun Das @ Mithun Kumar Das in custody since 14.11.2025; counsel argued false implication, no incriminating article recovered from conscious possession, search/seizure lacking independent witnesses. Bail bond Rs.20,000/- with two like sureties before Additional Sessions Judge-II, Deoghar-cum-Special Judge (Cyber Crime Cases); conditional bail requiring attendance on every trial date and cancellable on adverse report. No precedent cited; State (A.P.P. Ruby Pandey) opposed the bail prayer.
What did the court decide?
Regular bail granted: release on furnishing bail bond of Rs.20,000/- with two sureties of the like amount each, to the satisfaction of Additional Sessions Judge-II, Deoghar-cum-Special Judge, Cyber Crime Cases, Deoghar, in connection with Deoghar (Cyber) P.S. Case No. 148 of 2025; subject to appearance before the trial court on each date, with liberty to the trial court to cancel bail on any adverse report.