Shatrudhan Kumar @ Sonu Kumar v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.18515 of 2024 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-68 Year-2023 Thana- Cyber P.S. District- Nawada ====================================================== SHATRUDHAN KUMAR @ SONU KUMAR S/O SUNIL PRASAD R/O VILLAGE- GURMA (GURMHA), P.S- MUFASSIL, DISTT.- NAWADA. ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

THE STATE OF BIHAR ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr.Deepak Kumar, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr.Uday Chand Prasad, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE RUDRA PRAKASH MISHRA ORAL ORDER 21-03-2024 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned APP for the State.

2. The petitioner seeks bail in connection with Nawada Cyber P.S. case No. 68 of 2023 instituted for the offences under Sections 414, 419, 420, 467, 468, 471, 120B of the Indian Penal Code read with Sections 66, 66(B), 66(c), 66(D) of the I.T. Act.

3. Prosecution case, in short, is that, on the basis of secret information, police raided the House of the Munna Kumar @ Deepak Kumar and arrested eight accused persons including this petitioner. It is alleged that petitioner and other

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.18515 of 2024(2) dt.21-03-2024 2/3 co-accused persons were found involved in cheating the innocent people in the name of All India Pregnant Job by making false claim of providing pregnancy to those who could not conceive.

4. Learned counsel for the petitioner submitted that the petitioner has falsely been implicated in the present case. Learned counsel for the petitioner submitted that general and omnibus allegation has been made against the petitioner. No specific overt act is alleged against the petitioner. Petitioner has no concern with the alleged scheme run by co-accused Munna Kumar @ Deepak Kumar. No incriminating article has been recovered from the conscious possession of the petitioner. It has been submitted on behalf of the petitioner that the petitioner is in custody since 30.12.2023 and has no criminal antecedent.

5. Learned A.P.P. for the State has vehemently opposed the prayer for grant of bail to the petitioner.

6. Considering the aforesaid facts and circumstances of the case, clean antecedent, no direct allegation as also the period of custody undergone by the petitioner, this Court is inclined to grant bail to the petitioner.

7. Let the petitioner be released on bail on furnishing bail bonds of Rs.10,000/- (Ten thousand) with two sureties of

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.18515 of 2024(2) dt.21-03-2024 3/3 the like amount each to the satisfaction of Court below/concerned Court in connection with Nawada Cyber P.S. case No. 68 of 2023.

(Rudra Prakash Mishra, J) Alok Verma/- U