Sumit Saurabh @ Sumit Saurav v. The State of Bihar
CR. MISC./70269/2025 · 2026-01-08
Nawneet Kumar Pandey
body2026
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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.70269 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-92 Year-2025 Thana- Cyber P.S. District- East Champaran ====================================================== Sumit Saurabh @ Sumit Saurav S/o Sanjeev Singh R/o Village - Chandmari, (Near Lal Bungalow), P.S -Motihari Town, District - East Champaran, Bihar ... ... Petitioner/s Versus The State of Bihar ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance : For the Petitioner/s : Mr. P.N. Shahi, Sr. Adv. Mr. Dhananjay Kashyap, Adv. Mr. Dayanand Singh, Adv. For the Opposite Party/s : Mr.Sanjay Kumar Singh, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE NAWNEET KUMAR PANDEY ORAL ORDER 3 08-01-2026
Heard the learned Senior counsel for the petitioner as well as the learned Additional Public Prosecutor for the State. 2. The petitioner is seeking regular bail in connection with Motihari Cyber P.S. Case No. 92 of 2025 registered for the offences punishable u/ss 318(4), 319(2), 338, 336(3), 340(2), 303(2), 61(2), 317(5), 317(4) and 111 of the B.N.S. and Sections 66C and 66D of the I.T. Act and Sections 25(1-B) 26 and 35 of the Arms Act. 3. The prosecution case, in brief, is that during investigation of a cyber fraud case on the basis of Pratibimb Portal, the petitioner Sumit Saurabh@ Sumit Saurav was implicated on the basis of the confessional statement of co- accused. It is alleged that defrauded money was routed
Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.70269 of 2025(3) dt.08-01-2026 2/3 through several persons and that the petitioner had received part of such amount. During raid at his house, police allegedly recovered laptops, mobile, ATM cards, passbooks, cheque books, cash and other articles. It is further alleged that the petitioner converted the defrauded money into USDT/cryptocurrency and named other persons as involved in the transaction. 4. Mr. P.N. Shahi, the learned Senior Counsel for the petitioner has submitted that co-accused Dipanshu Pandey, who was arrested at the spot, has been granted bail by a co- ordinate Bench of this Court. Co-accused Pappu Kumar, who was arrested with incriminating articles, has also been granted bail. The other co-accused persons have been granted either regular bail or anticipatory bail. The petitioner is a person of clean antecedent and has been in custody since 16.06.2025. 5. On the other hand, the learned APP for the State has opposed the prayer for bail. 6.
Considering the above-mentioned facts and circumstances, let the petitioner above-named, is directed to furnish bail bond and on doing so, the court below shall release the petitioner on bail on furnishing bail bonds of Rs.10,000/- with two sureties of the like amount each to the
Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.70269 of 2025(3) dt.08-01-2026 3/3 satisfaction of learned ACJM-IV, East Champaran, Motihari in connection with Motihari Cyber P.S. Case No. 92 of 2025, subject to the following conditions that the petitioner shall cooperate in the disposal of trial and make himself available as and when required by the court. Nirmal/- (Nawneet Kumar Pandey, J) U T