Md. Arif Raza v. The State Of Bihar
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.26193 of 2026 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-10 Year-2026 Thana- TANDWA District- Aurangabad ====================================================== Md. Arif Raza S/o Md. Sauyab Raza @ Suab Akhtar R/o Village - Sirajpur, P.S - Nabinagar, District - Aurangabad ... ... Petitioner/s
Versus
The State of Bihar Bihar ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :
For the Petitioner/s :
Mr. Shailesh Kumar Singh, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s :
Mr. Abhay Kumar, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE PRAVEEN KUMAR ORAL ORDER 13-05-2026 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned A.P.P for the State.
2. The petitioner has preferred this application for grant of regular bail in connection with Tandwa P.S. Case No. 10 of 2026 registered for the offences punishable under Sections 74, 75(2), 77, 108, 308(2), 352 of the BNS and under Sections 67(A), 67(B), 66(D), 66(E) of the Information and Technology Amendment Act-2000.
3. As per the prosecution case, the informant/victim, who claims to be a major, has alleged that she started chatting with the petitioner on Instagram. The petitioner allegedly took screenshots of the video chat and started blackmailing her, pressurizing the informant/victim by threatening that if she does not establish a physical relationship with him, he would make
Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.26193 of 2026(3) dt.13-05-2026 2/3 the video viral. Thereafter, he allegedly started demanding Rs. 5,00,000/- in lieu of not making the video viral. It has further been alleged that the video was sent to the informant/victim. It has also been alleged that on 07.02.2026 at about 11:00 A.M., the petitioner started roaming around the house of the informant and was subsequently apprehended. Thereafter, the father of the petitioner was called, and the petitioner along with his mobile phone was taken to the police station.
4. Learned counsel for the petitioner has submitted that the petitioner is innocent and has been falsely implicated in this case. It has further been submitted that there is no allegation of any abetment of suicide and from the perusal of the FIR itself, it appears that the mobile phone was in the custody of the police, however, no examination regarding the electronic evidence has been conducted to establish that the video was made viral anywhere. It has further been submitted that the victim is a major and, as per the allegations, only an attempt to extort money was made. There is no allegation that any physical relationship was established. It has also been submitted that there is no medical examination report on record to substantiate the allegation that she consumed poison. Lastly, it has been submitted that the petitioner has got clean criminal antecedent
Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.26193 of 2026(3) dt.13-05-2026 3/3 and is in custody since 07.02.2026.
5. Learned APP for the State has vehemently opposed the prayer for bail of the petitioner.
6. Heard the parties and perused the record.
7. Considering the facts and circumstances of the case, let the petitioner above-named, be enlarged 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 learned Court concerned, Aurangabad, in connection with Tandwa P.S. Case No. 10 of 2026.
8. The application stands allowed.
(Praveen Kumar, J) Jyoti/- U T