IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.10415 of 2026 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-157 Year-2025 Thana- Cyber P.S. District- East Champaran ====================================================== Aman Kumar, S/O Chandeshwar Prasad, R/O Village- Gopalpur Khap, Ward No. 06, P.S- Kesariya, Distt.- East Champaran. ... ... Petitioner/s Versus The State of Bihar ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance : For the Petitioner/s : Mr. Abhishek Kumar, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s : Mr. Sanjay Kumar Tiwary, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ASHOK KUMAR PANDEY ORAL ORDER 2 20-02-2026 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned APP for the State. 2. The petitioner has prayed for bail in connection with Motihari Cyber P.S. Case No. 157 of 2025 registered for the offence punishable under Sections 319(2), 318(4), 338, 336(3), 340, 316(2) and 61(2) of B.N.S. and Sections 66(C) and 66(D) of the I.T. Act. 3. The case of the prosecution, in short, is that the petitioner and other co-accused under a conspiracy got opened a number of accounts of persons in which they used to receive the crime proceeds of cyber fraud. They also obtained mobile Sim Cards on the basis of documents of such persons and in this manner, they defrauded a number of persons and withdrew money from their accounts and such persons were also made Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.10415 of 2026(2) dt.20-02-2026 2/3 accused due to deposit of proceeds of cyber crime. 4. Learned counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioner has submitted that petitioner is innocent and has committed no offence. He has been falsely implicated in this case. From perusal of the F.I.R. it is clear that the nature of allegation is general and omnibus. It is stated that petitioner and other four persons are indulged in cyber fraud and that they got opened the accounts and used the proceeds of crime. There is no specific allegation as to whom the petitioner has cheated or as to who has opened the account on the instance of the petitioner and as to what amount was received in the account of the petitioner. It has further been submitted that bank passbook, chequebooks, ATM cards, mobiles and sim cards were recovered from the house of the petitioner and the said house is joint family property and the same belongs to his family members. It has also been submitted that similarly situated co-accused Vishal Kumar Das has been granted bail by learned Co-ordinate Bench of this Court vide Cr. Misc. No. 3325 of 2026. Petitioner is having no criminal antecedent and he is languishing in judicial custody since 27.09.2025. 5. Learned APP appearing for the State has vehemently opposed the application for bail. Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.10415 of 2026(2) dt.20-02-2026 3/3 6. Having heard learned counsel for the parties and considering the facts and circumstances of the case, this Court is inclined to enlarge the petitioner on bail. The above named petitioner is directed to be enlarged on bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs. 10,000/- (Rs. ten thousand only) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the learned Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate-IV, Motihari, East Champaran in connection with Motihari Cyber P.S. Case No. 157 of 2025. lata/- (Ashok Kumar Pandey, J) U T