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2025 DAILYLAW 5622 (PAT)

Rajiv Ranjan @ Fantus v. The State of Bihar

CR. MISC./83836/2025 · 2026-02-20

R P Mishra

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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.81836 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-25 Year-2025 Thana- Cyber P.S. District- Sheikhpura ====================================================== Ranjan kumar Son of Arvind Prasad Resident Of Village- Panchi Ps- Sheikhopur Sarai, District -Sheikhpura ... ... Petitioner/s Versus The State of Bihar ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== with CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No. 83836 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-25 Year-2025 Thana- Cyber P.S. District- Sheikhpura ====================================================== Rajiv Ranjan @ Fantus S/o Arun Kumar R/o Village - Panchi, P.S - Sheikhopur Sarai, District - Sheikhpura ... ... Petitioner/s Versus The State of Bihar ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance : (In CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No. 81836 of 2025) For the Petitioner/s : Mr. Bipin Kumar, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s : Mr. Ajit Kumar, APP (In CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No. 83836 of 2025) For the Petitioner/s : Mr. Bipin Kumar, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s : Mr. Jharkhandi Upadhyay, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE RUDRA PRAKASH MISHRA ORAL ORDER 3 20-02-2026 Heard learned counsel for the petitioners and learned APP for the State. Perused the case diary. 2. The petitioners seek bail in connection with Sheikhpura Cyber P.S. Case No. 25 of 2025 instituted for the offence under Sections 303(2), 318(2), 318(4), 319(2), 336(2), 336(3), 340(2), 3(5) & 61(2) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 and Sections 66(C) & 66(D) of the Information and Technology Act. Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.81836 of 2025(3) dt.20-02-2026 2/3 3. Prosecution case, in brief, is that on 02/03.08.2025, on receiving secret information, the Cyber Crime Police led a raid near Durga Temple, Panchi village, where several persons were found conspiring to commit cyber fraud and attempted to flee away on seeing the police. During the raid, six accused including the petitioners were apprehended and two mobile phones each were recovered from their possession. 4. It has been submitted on behalf of the petitioners that the petitioner, namely, Ranjan kumar is in custody since 04.08.2025, having no criminal antecedent, whereas petitioner, namely, Rajiv Ranjan @ Fantus is in custody since 03.08.2025, having two criminal antecedents. 5. It has been further submitted by the petitioners’ counsel that petitioners have been falsely implicated in the present case. Nothing has been recovered from the conscious possession of the petitioners, except two mobile phones each, which belong to the petitioners. Petitioners have no concern with the alleged cyber crime and there is no cogent material, whatsoever, to implicate them in the present case. There is no compliance of Section 103 of the BNSS, 2023. Charge sheet has already been submitted in this case. 6. Learned A.P.P. for the State has vehemently Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.81836 of 2025(3) dt.20-02-2026 3/3 opposed the prayer for grant of bail to the petitioners. 7. Considering the aforesaid facts and circumstances of the case, period of custody of the petitioners and charge sheet being submitted, this Court is inclined to grant bail to the petitioners. 8. Let the petitioner, namely, Ranjan Kumar be released on bail and petitioner, namely, Rajiv Ranjan @ Fantus be released on bail, after framing of charge, if not already framed, on furnishing bail bonds of Rs. 15,000/- (Fifteeen Thousand) each with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of Court below/concerned Court in connection with Sheikhpura Cyber P.S. Case No. 25 of 2025, subject to the following conditions: (I) One of the bailors shall be own/close member of the family of the petitioners. (II) The petitioners shall appear on each and every date fixed at the trial. In case of default in such appearance on two consecutive dates, the Trial Court will have liberty to cancel the bail bonds of the petitioners. Raj Kishore/- (Rudra Prakash Mishra, J) U T