Jasim Ansari Vs State of Jharkhand — Cheating and Forgery | Jharkhand HC (2026)

Jasim Ansari Vs State of Jharkhand — Cheating and Forgery | Jharkhand HC (2026)

What the court decided

AI extract

Outcome

Petitioner enlarged on bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs.25,000/- (Rupees twenty five thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the learned Additional Sessions Judge-II-cum-Special Judge, Cyber Crime Cases, Deoghar, in connection with Deoghar (Cyber) P.S. Case No.155 of 2025, subject to 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.155 of 2025 for offences under the B.N.S., 2023 and the Information Technology Act, should be released/enlarged on bail.

Court's answer

The petitioner is directed to be enlarged on bail on 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-Special Judge, Cyber Crime Cases, Deoghar, in connection with Deoghar (Cyber) P.S. Case No.155 of 2025.

Ratio / Principle

Bail is granted subject to the conditions that the petitioner 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.

Detailed headnote1 paragraphs

Bail granted (Jharkhand High Court, Anil Kumar Choudhary, J., order dated 25-02-2026) — Petitioner accused in Deoghar (Cyber) P.S. Case No.155 of 2025 for offences punishable under Sections 319(2), 318(4), 338, 336(3), 340(2) and 61(2) of the B.N.S., 2023 and Sections 66(B), 66(C), 66(D) and 84(C) of the Information Technology Act, on allegation of cyber-crime/online fraud by posing as a fake Phone-Pe Customer Care Officer, with one mobile handset and two SIM cards recovered from his possession; no criminal antecedent stated; in custody since 24.11.2025; enlargement on bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs.25,000/- (Rupees twenty five thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the learned Additional Sessions Judge-II-cum-Special Judge, Cyber Crime Cases, Deoghar, with conditions that the petitioner co-operate with the trial and furnish his mobile number and photocopy of Aadhar Card in the court below with an undertaking not to change his mobile number during the trial.

[2026:JHHC:5493] IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI B.A. No.568 of 2026

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Jasim Ansari, aged about 26 years, son of Samsul Ansari, resident of Village Panchrukhi, P.O. Karanjo, P.S. Margomunda, District Deoghar, Jharkhand .... .... …. Petitioner

Versus

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

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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.02 Dated- 25-02-2026

Heard the parties.

The petitioner has been made accused in connection Deoghar (Cyber) P.S. Case No.155 of 2025 registered for the offences punishable under Section 319 (2), 318 (4), 338, 336 (3), 340 (2) and 61 (2) of the B.N.S., 2023 and Section 66 (B), 66 (C), 66 (D) and 84 (C) of the Information Technology Act.

Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the allegation against the petitioner is that the petitioner was involved in cyber-crime and committed online fraud by posing as fake Phone-Pe Customer Care Officer and one mobile handset with two SIM Cards were recovered from his possession. It is submitted that the allegation against the petitioner is false. Drawing attention of this Court towards para-14 of the instant bail application, learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner has no criminal antecedent. It is then submitted that the petitioner undertakes that he will co-operate with the trial of the case. It is lastly submitted that the petitioner has been in custody since 24.11.2025 as has been mentioned in para-16 of the instant bail application. Hence it is submitted that the petitioner be released on bail.

Learned Addl. 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 furnishing bail bond of Rs.25,000/-

(Rupees twenty five thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned Additional Sessions Judge-II-cum-Special Judge, Cyber Crime Cases, Deoghar in connection with Deoghar (Cyber) P.S. Case No.155 of 2025 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 . )

Dated- 25.02.2026-Animesh/