IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.11280 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-41 Year-2024 Thana- Cyber P.S. District- Gopalganj ====================================================== Tanveer Alam S/O Md. Munna Village- Dumaria, P.O.- Shankhe Khas, P.S.- Harpur, District- Gopalganj ... ... Petitioner/s Versus 1. The State of Bihar Patna 2. Jitesh Kumar S/O Late Vidya Bhushan Prasad R/O Vill.- Nai Pokhar, P.S.- Rajgri, Dist.- Nalanda. At Present Posted as Sub Inspector, Cyber Police Station, Gopalganj ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance : For the Petitioner/s : Mr.Natraj Verma For the Opposite Party/s : Mr.Ashok Kumar Singh ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ANIL KUMAR SINHA ORAL ORDER 6 11-02-2026 1. Heard the parties. 2. The petitioner apprehends his arrest in connection with Cyber P.S. Case No. 41 of 2024 dated 25.04.2024 registered for the offence under Section 67(A) / 67(B) of the I.T. Act and Section 14 of the POCSO Act. 3. As per the F.I.R. lodged by the Cyber Cell, Gopalganj based on the report of Bihar Police Head Quarter Economic and Cyber Offence Cell, Patna contained in letter no. 64 / 2023 / NCRP (TIPLINE) dated 10.07.2023 addressed to Superintendent of Police, Gopalganj, the petitioner is allegedly involved in uploading / sharing of porn videos and photos of a minor victim aged about one year. 4. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that petitioner Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.11280 of 2025(6) dt.11-02-2026 2/2 is innocent and has not committed any offence in the manner alleged. The petitioner has never circulated or shared any objectionable or prohibited content as alleged in the F.I.R. The petitioner has been implicated on mere suspicion without any forensic evidence to connect him to the alleged act. He further submits that no independent or direct evidence has been brought on record to establish petitioner alleged connection to the said video. The petitioner has no role in the alleged offence of uploading, sharing or possessing child sexual exploitation material. 5. On the other hand, learned A.P.P. submits that the petitioner uploaded the photo / video on whatsapp and made the same viral of a minor child under one year for the purpose of sexual exploitation / harassment which is a crime of child pornography. 6. Taking into consideration the nature of allegation, seriousness of offence and direct accusation against the petitioner, I am not inclined to grant anticipatory bail to the petitioner. The same is rejected. praful/- (Anil Kumar Sinha, J) U T