Rahul Kumar v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.24224 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-6 Year-2025 Thana- Cyber P.S. District- Nawada ====================================================== Rahul Kumar S/o Surendra Raut R/O Village- Paijuna, P.S.- Akbarpur, DistNawada ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

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

Mrs. Asha Kumari, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE RUDRA PRAKASH MISHRA ORAL ORDER 11-04-2025 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned APP for the State.

2. The petitioner seeks bail in connection with Cyber P.S. Case No. 06 of 2025, instituted for the offences punishable under Sections 303(2), 318(2), 318(4), 338, 319(2), 336(2), 336(3), 340(2) and 61(2) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023.

3. The prosecution case, in short, is that, on the basis of secret information the police reached at the place of occurrence and apprehended eight accused persons including the petitioner who were involved in cyber crime and recovered several data sheets and mobile phones and note-books.

4. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner is innocent and has falsely been implicated in the present case. No incriminating material has been recovered from the conscious possession of the petitioner. Learned counsel for

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.24224 of 2025(2) dt.11-04-2025 2/2 the petitioner also submits that as per allegation, one mobile phone and three pages of data-sheet have been recovered from the possession of the petitioner. However, the mobile phone belongs to the petitioner and the petitioner has got no concern with the recovery of data-sheets. The petitioner is in custody since 12.01.2025 and has got no criminal antecedent. Learned counsel for the petitioner further submits that similarly situated co-accused has been granted regular bail by this Court vide order dated 24.03.2025 passed in Cr. Misc. No. 17517 of 2025.

5. Learned APP 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, taking into account the period of custody undergone by the petitioner claim based on parity, 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/- (Rupees Ten Thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of Court below/concerned Court in connection with Cyber P.S. Case No. 06 of 2025.

(Rudra Prakash Mishra, J) Rajorshi/- U T