Manoj Singh @ Manoj Kumar Bharati v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.24185 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-62 Year-2024 Thana- Cyber P.S. District- Nawada ====================================================== Manoj Singh @ Manoj Kumar Bharati Son of Awadh Kishore Singh Resident of Village - Sorhipur, P.S. - Warisaliganj, District - Nawada ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

The State of Bihar ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr. Hansraj, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr. Amitesh Kumar, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE RUDRA PRAKASH MISHRA ORAL ORDER 22-08-2025 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned A.P.P. for the State.

2.

The petitioner apprehends his arrest in connection with Nawada Cyber P.S. Case No. 62 of 2024 instituted for the offences under Sections 303(2), 318(2), 318(4), 338, 319(2), 336(2), 336(3), 340(2), 111, 61(2) of the Bhartiya Nyaya Sanhita and Sections 66, 66(B), 66(C), 66(D) of the Information Technology Act.

3.

As per prosecution case, the police busted a cyber fraud gang involved in online courier scams using UPI and QR codes and apprehended fifteen accused persons including the petitioner. It is further alleged that several mobile phones and data sheets were also seized from the accused persons.

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.24185 of 2025(4) dt.22-08-2025 2/3 4.

Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner is innocent and has committed no offence as alleged against him and has falsely been implicated in the present case. He submits that no money was received in the account of the petitioner rather the evidence in support of the transaction was in the name of one Santosh Kumar. He further submits that no financial transaction was made in the account of the petitioner. The petitioner has also not received a single farthing in the alleged occurrence. Learned counsel further submitted that petitioner is in no way connected with the said occurrence. He further submits that nothing incriminating has been recovered from the conscious possession of the petitioner. The petitioner has no criminal antecedent. Other co-accused has been granted bail by this Court vide order dated 30.07.2025 passed in Cr. Misc. No. 35471 of 2025.

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On the other hand, learned A.P.P. for the State has vehemently opposed the prayer for grant of bail to the petitioner. 6.

Considering the rival submissions made by the learned counsel for the parties, let the petitioner abovenamed, in the event of his arrest or surrender before the learned Court below within a period of six weeks from today, be released on anticipatory bail on furnishing bail bonds of Rs.

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.24185 of 2025(4) dt.22-08-2025 3/3 15,000/- (Rupees Fifteen Thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the learned court below where the case is pending/successor court in connection with Nawada Cyber P.S. Case No. 62 of 2024, subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 482(2) of the BNSS, 2023. (Rudra Prakash Mishra, J) Alok Verma/- U T