Patna High CourtCR. MISC./28157/2026allowed

Upendra Singh @ Utkarsh v. The State Of Bihar

2026-05-04Mr. Justice Ashok Kumar Pandey2 pages

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.28157 of 2026 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-45 Year-2025 Thana- Cyber P.S. District- Bhojpur ====================================================== Upendra Singh @ Utkarsh S/o Omveer Singh Resident of Village - Bharatpur, PS - Mathura Gate, District - Bharatpur, State - Rajasthan ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr. Saurabh Kumar, Adv.

Mr. Shashwat Sahil Singh, Adv.

For the Informant :

Mr. Adesh Raj, Adv.

Mr. Abhijeet Abhigyan, Adv.

For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr. Shailendra Kumar, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ASHOK KUMAR PANDEY ORAL ORDER 04-05-2026 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner; learned counsel for the informant and learned APP for the State.

2. The petitioner has prayed for bail in connection with Cyber (Bhojpur) P.S. Case No. 45 of 2025 registered for the offence punishable under Sections 318(4), 319(2) of the B.N.S., 2023 and Section 66(D) of the I.T. Act.

3. The case of the prosecution, in short, is that the informant has received a call from mobile number 8220341644 and after that call, he was digitally arrested and was forced to transfer Rs. 19,00,000/- through R.T.G.S.

4. After making some submissions, learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the parties have compromised and

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.28157 of 2026(2) dt.04-05-2026 2/2 a sum of Rs. 10,00,000/- has already been returned to the informant. The remaining amount is to be paid in due course of the trial. He further submits that a statement has been made in para 3 of the petition that petitioner has no criminal antecedent and he is languishing in judicial custody since 24.02.2026.

5. The application for bail is opposed by learned APP for the State.

6. Having heard learned counsel for the parties and considering the facts and circumstances of the case, this Court is inclined to enlarge the petitioner on bail. The above named petitioner is directed to be enlarged on bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs. 10,000/- (Rs. ten thousand only) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the learned District & Sessions Judge, Bhojpur at Ara in connection with Cyber (Bhojpur) P.S. Case No. 45 of 2025.

(Ashok Kumar Pandey, J) Sudhanshu/- U T