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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.87946 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-29 Year-2025 Thana- Cyber P.S. District- Sheikhpura ====================================================== Sohit Kumar Son of Kiran Ravidas Resident of Village - Panchi, Ravidas Tola, Police Station - Sheikhopur Sarai (Shiekhopursarai) and District - Sheikhpura. ... ... Petitioner/s Versus The State of Bihar ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance : For the Petitioner/s : Mr. N.K. Agrawal, Sr. Advocate For the Opposite Party/s : Mr. Aditya Narayan Singh.1 , APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE RAJESH KUMAR VERMA ORAL ORDER 2 12-01-2026 Heard Mr. N.K. Agrawal, learned senior counsel for the petitioner and Mr.Aditya Narayan Singh.1, learned Additional Public Prosecutor for the State. 2. The petitioner is apprehending his arrest in connection with Sheikhpura cyber P.S. Case No. 29 of 2025, F.I.R. dated 25.08.2025 for the offences punishable under Sections303(2), 318(2), 318(4), 319(2), 336(2), 336(3), 338, 340(2), 61(2) of the Bhartiya Nyay Sanhita, 2023 and 66(C)/66(D) of the IT, Act, 2008. 3. As per the First Information Report, it is alleged that the petitioner along with other persons were involved in cyber fraud. 4. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that
Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.87946 of 2025(2) dt.12-01-2026 2/3 petitioner has clean antecedent and he has falsely been implicated in the present case. From bare perusal of the FIR it appears that name of the petitioner transpired on the basis of disclosure made by apprehended co-accused person, namely, Rohit Kumar and except the aforesaid, no other cogent material has come during investigation which suggest that the petitioner is involved in the present crime in question and the recovery has been made from the possession of co-accused person. 5. The learned Additional Public Prosecutor has vehemently opposed the prayer for bail of the petitioner. 6. Considering the aforesaid facts and circumstances, the petitioner has clean antecedent and his name transpired on the basis of disclosure made by apprehended co-accused person and the recovery has been made from the possession of co- accused person, let the petitioner, above named, in the event of arrest or surrender before the court below within a period of thirty days from the date of receipt of the order, be released on bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs.
10,000/- (Ten Thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the learned Judicial Magistrate-1st Class, Sheikhpura in connection with Sheikhpura cyber P.S. Case No. 29 of 2025, subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 438(2) of
Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.87946 of 2025(2) dt.12-01-2026 3/3 the Code of Criminal Procedure / Section 482(2) of the Bhartiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita and with other following conditions:- i. Petitioner shall co-operate in the trial and shall be properly represented on each and every date fixed by the court and shall remain physically present as directed by the court and on his absence on two consecutive dates without sufficient reason, his bail bond shall be cancelled by the Court below. ii. If the petitioner tampers with the evidence or the witnesses, in that case, the prosecution will be at liberty to move for cancellation of bail. iii. And further condition that the court below shall verify the criminal antecedent of the petitioner and in case at any stage it is found that the petitioner has concealed his criminal antecedent, the court below shall take step for cancellation of bail bond of the petitioner. However, the acceptance of bail bond in terms of the above-mentioned order shall not be delayed for purpose of or in the name of verification. Suruchi/- (Rajesh Kumar Verma, J) U T