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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.74092 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-57 Year-2025 Thana- Cyber P.S. District- East Champaran ====================================================== Om Prakash Kumar S/o Dasai Mahto Resident of Village - Siswa Nuniya Tola, P.S. - Paharpur, District - East Champaran ... ... Petitioner/s Versus The State of Bihar Bihar ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance : For the Petitioner/s : Mr.Madhurendra Kumar For the Opposite Party/s : Mr.Prem Kumar Jha ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE NAWNEET KUMAR PANDEY ORAL ORDER 2 19-01-2026 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner as well as learned APP for the State.
2. In this case, the petitioner is seeking regular bail in connection with Motihari Cyber P.S. Case No. 57 of 2025, registered for the offences punishable under Sections 338, 336(2), 340(2), 303(2), 318(4), 319(2), 317(5) of the BNS and Section 66(C), 66(D) of IT Act.
3. On 17.04.2025 at about 11:00PM, the police got secret information that co-accused Abhimanyu Kumar @ Lalu, along with other youths, was involved in cyber fraud by luring innocent villagers and misusing their bank passbooks and SIM cards. The police conducted raid and six persons were arrested. From their possession, mobiles, SIM cards, bank passbooks, ATM cards and cash were recovered.
Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.74092 of 2025(2) dt.19-01-2026 2/2
4. The learned counsel for the petitioner has submitted that the petitioner is innocent and has falsely been implicated. The name of petitioner has figured in confessional statement of co-accused Rohit Singh, who has been granted bail vide order dated 17.10.2025 in Cr. Misc. No. 50333 of 2025. Other co-accused persons, who were arrested at the spot, have also been granted bail. The petitioner is under custody since 20.05.2025 and he is a person of clean antecedent.
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 be released on bail on furnishing bail bonds of Rs.10,000/- with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate-IV, East Champaran, Motihari in connection with Motihari Cyber P.S. Case No. 57 of 2025, subject to the condition that the petitioner shall cooperate in the disposal of trial and make himself available as and when required by the court.
kundan/- (Nawneet Kumar Pandey, J) U T