Sonu Paswan @ Sonu Kumar v. The State Of Bihar
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.22097 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-14 Year-2025 Thana- SHEIKHOPUR SARAI DistrictSheikhpura ====================================================== Sonu Paswan @ Sonu Kumar S/o Akhilesh Paswan R/o Village- Muraura, P.S.- Bihar Sharif Sarai, District- Nalanda ... ... Petitioner/s
Versus
The State of Bihar Bihar ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :
For the Petitioner/s :
Mr.Bipin Kumar For the Opposite Party/s :
Mr.Abhay Kumar Roy ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE CHANDRA PRAKASH SINGH ORAL ORDER 04-07-2025 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned Additional Public Prosecutor for the State.
2. The petitioner is apprehending his arrest in connection with Sheikhopur Sarai P.S. Case No. 14/2025 dated 24.01.2025 registered for the offence punishable u/s 316(2), 319(2), 318(4), 338, 336(3), 340(2), 61(2) read with Section 3(5) of the B.N.S. and Section 66C and 66D of the I.T. Act
3. As per the prosecution case, the informant received an information that 10-12 persons were engaged in online cyber fraud activities using mobile phones from the premises of an old coaching center belonging to Ramavtar Munshi at Village, Panchi. At 6:20, the police team reached the coaching center and a raid was conducted where the co-accused persons were
Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.22097 of 2025(3) dt.04-07-2025 2/3 apprehended. On search, multiple mobile phones of various brands along with active SIM cards of Airtel and Jio was recovered. Thereafter, the co-accused persons confessed that they used to lure innocent persons by sending fake advertisements of providing business loans through a fictitious finance company name Lenoing-Kart Finance Ltd.
4. Learned counsel for the petitioner has submitted that the petitioner is innocent and has falsely been implicated in this case. The petitioner is not named in the F.I.R. The apprehended person disclosed the name of the petitioner. The other co-accused person has already been granted bail by this court vide order dated 21.04.2025 passed in Cr. Misc. No. 18470/2025. The petitioner has no criminal antecedent as stated in para 3 of the bail petition.
5. Learned A.P.P. for the State has vehemently opposed the prayer for anticipatory bail of the petitioner.
6. Considering the aforesaid facts and circumstances of the case, let the above named petitioner, in the event of his arrest/surrender within a period of six weeks from today, be enlarged on anticipatory bail on furnishing bail-bond of Rs. 20,000/- (Rupees twenty thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the learned court concerned,
Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.22097 of 2025(3) dt.04-07-2025 3/3 Sheikhpura in connection with Sheikhopur Sarai P.S. Case No. 14/2025, subject to conditions as laid down under section 482(2) of the B.N.S.S, with further condition:- (i). The petitioner is directed to remain physically present before the learned Court below on each and every date, failing which on two consecutive dates without reasonable cause, the bail bond of the petitioner is liable to be cancelled. (ii). If the petitioner is found involved in similar nature of offence in the future, the prosecution will be at liberty to move for cancellation of his bail bonds.
7. The application stands allowed.
(Chandra Prakash Singh, J) atul/- U T