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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.20782 of 2026 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-16 Year-2026 Thana- PAKARIBARAW District- Nawada ====================================================== Sujal Kumar S/o- Mahesh Ram R/o - Sabji Bagan Jharia, P.S - Jharia, District - Dhanbad, Jharkhand ... ... Petitioner/s Versus The State of Bihar ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== with CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No. 21092 of 2026 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-16 Year-2026 Thana- PAKARIBARAW District- Nawada ====================================================== Raja Ravani S/o Jagarnath Ravani R/o - Ward No. 45, Jharia, P.S - Jharia, District - Dhanbad ... ... Petitioner/s Versus The State of Bihar ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :
(In CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No. 20782 of 2026) For the Petitioner/s : Mr. Arun Kumar, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s : Mr. Ganesh Prasad Singh, APP (In CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No. 21092 of 2026) For the Petitioner/s : Mr. Arun Kumar, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s : Mr. Ganesh Prasad Singh, APP ======================================================
CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ASHOK KUMAR PANDEY ORAL ORDER 2 02-04-2026 Heard learned counsel for the petitioners and learned APP for the State.
2. The petitioners have prayed for regular bail in a case registered for the offence punishable under sections 319(2), 318(4), 336(3), 338, 340(2), 111(2) (b) and 3(5) of BNS and Sections 66, 66(B), 66(c) and 66(D) of I.T. Act.
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3. The case of the prosecution is that police has information that certain miscreants are indulged in cyber fraud and on this input, they raided the house of one Yamuna Ram. From his house, laptops, mobiles, 16 sim cards, atm cards and passbooks were recovered.
4. Learned counsel for the petitioners submits that the petitioners are innocent and have committed no offence.
Learned counsel for the petitioners has submitted that nothing has been recovered from the possession of the petitioners. It is clear from the seizure list also that specific seizure list is not made and the signature of the persons apprehended is there on the seizure list. In FIR also, it is clear that the recovery was made from the house of Yamuna Ram. Learned counsel has submitted that petitioners are student and they have gone there to attend puja. They are unaware of the articles which were recovered from the house of Yamuna Ram. A statement has been made in para-3 of this petition that the petitioners have got no criminal antecedent. Moreover, they are languishing in judicial custody since 09.01.2026.
5. Learned APP appearing for the state has opposed the prayer of regular bail.
6. Having heard learned counsel for the parties and
Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.20782 of 2026(2) dt.02-04-2026 3/3 considering the facts and circumstances of the case, this court is inclined to enlarge the petitioners on bail. The above named petitioners are directed to be released on bail in connection with Pakribarawan P.S. Case No. 16 of 2026 on furnishing bail bond of Rs.10,000/- (ten thousand) each with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate-II, Nawadah.
shubham/- (Ashok Kumar Pandey, J) U T