IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI

B.A. No. 1702 of 2022

Umesh Kumar Verma @ Umesh Verma.

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… Petitioner

Versus

The State of Jharkhand

…. …. Opp. Party

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CORAM : HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE SUBHASH CHAND

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For the Petitioner

: Mrs. J. Mazumdar, Advocate

For the State

: Mr. Shailendra Kumar Tiwari, A.P.P.

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03/ 07.04.2022

Heard learned counsel for the applicant(s) and the learned A.P.P. for the

State.

This bail application has been filed on behalf of the applicant –Umesh Kumar

Verma @ Umesh Verma with a prayer to release on bail in connection with Cyber Case

No. 73 of 2021, arising out of Katras P.S. Case No. 315 of 2021, for the offences

registered under Sections, 419, 420,467,468,471,120-B of the Indian Penal Code read

with Sections 66 (C)/ 66 (D) of Information Technology Act, pending in the court of the

Additional Sessions Judge-II-cum-Special Judge (Cybercrime Cases & Electricity Cases),

Dhanbad.

Learned Counsel for the applicant has submitted that the F.I.R. of this case

was lodged by the informant against 3 named accused persons including the applicant

with these allegations that the accused were involved in committing cybercrime and from

possession of the applicant one Redmi 9A mobile with SIM cards, one A.T.M. Bank of

India and one pass-book are alleged to be recovered. There is nothing on record to show

that the applicant had committed any cybercrime against any person by using this

recovered articles. No victim has been alleged in the whole F.I.R. against whom the

cybercrime was committed by the applicant. The applicant has been languishing in jail

since 22.10.2021.

Learned A.P.P. appearing on behalf of the State vehemently opposed the

contentions made by the learned Counsel for the applicant and contended that the

applicant along with other co-accused had committed cybercrime.

In view of the submissions made and materials on record, the bail

application of the applicant is hereby allowed. Let the applicant be released on bail on

furnishing bail bond of Rs. 20,000/-(Rupees Twenty Thousand) with two sureties of the

like amount to the satisfaction of the court concerned in aforesaid case.

(Subhash Chand, J.)

P.K.S.