Chandan Kumar v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.28320 of 2026 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-12 Year-2026 Thana- Cyber P.S. District- Aurangabad ====================================================== Chandan Kumar, S/O Anil Paswan, R/O Vill.- Raipura, P.S.- Aurangabad Muffasil, Dist.- Aurangabad.

... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr. Aman Vishal, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr. Jitendra Kumar Singh, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ASHOK KUMAR PANDEY ORAL ORDER 06-05-2026 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned APP for the State.

2. The petitioner has prayed for regular bail in a case registered for the offence punishable under Sections 303(2), 318(4), 319(2), 338, 336(3), 112(2) and 3(5) of the B.N.S. and Sections 66 (C) and 66(D) of the I.T. Act.

3. The case of the prosecution, in short, is that one Irfan Ansari was using the account of this petitioner for transferring the amount of cyber fraud and for that, he was given commission of 5%. On 27.09.2025, Rs. 2,00,000/- was credited in his account and just after credit, the same was withdrawn.

4. Learned counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioner has submitted that petitioner is innocent and has committed no offence. He has been falsely implicated in this case. Learned counsel for the petitioner has submitted that layer- 1 complaint has

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.28320 of 2026(2) dt.06-05-2026 2/2 been raised against the account of this petitioner. It has further been submitted that the only allegation against the petitioner is that his account was being used by some other person for depositing the income of fraud. Petitioner is having no criminal antecedent and he is languishing in judicial custody since 01.03.2026.

5. In the account of this petitioner, altogether 2,52,904/- has been found. On being asked, the learned counsel for the petitioner has not been able to disclose as to whom this amount belongs and has also not made prayer for revoking the withholding of the account.

6. Learned APP appearing for the State has vehemently opposed the application for bail.

7. 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 Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate-I, Aurangabad in connection with Auangabad Cyber P.S. Case No. 12 of 2026.

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