IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.2956 of 2026 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-99 Year-2022 Thana- GRIYAK District- Nalanda ====================================================== Gauri Shankar S/o Ganauri Prasad R/o village - Lohrajpur, P.S - Katrisarai, District - Nalanda ... ... Petitioner/s Versus The State of Bihar ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance : For the Petitioner/s : Mr. Samir Kumar Sinha, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s : Mr. Umeshanand Pandit, A.P.P. ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE PRABHAT KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER 6 22-06-2026 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and the State. 2. Petitioner apprehends arrest in Giriyak P. S. Case No. 99 of 2022 registered for the offences punishable under Sections 419, 420, 467, 468 of the Indian Penal Code and Sections 66(C), 66(D) of the Information Technology Act. 3. As per the prosecution case, on a secret information regarding cheating of innocent people through cyber crime, a raid was conducted whereby, co-accused Nitish Kumar was arrested on the spot who disclosed the name of this petitioner as one of his associates. 4. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that petitioner is innocent and has committed no offence. No incriminating material has been recovered from conscious possession of the petitioner and he has been made accused in Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.2956 of 2026(6) dt.22-06-2026 2/2 this case merely on the basis of confessional statement of co- accused. Petitioner claims clean antecedent. 5. Learned A.P.P. for the State vehemently opposed the bail application and submitted that petitioner is active member of cyber crime and investigation is still pending in initial stage. 6. Considering the nature and seriousness of accusation, prayer for anticipatory bail of the petitioner is refused. Navya/- (Prabhat Kumar Singh, J) U T