Sonu Kumar v. The State Of Bihar
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.33608 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-177 Year-2024 Thana- ROH District- Nawada ====================================================== Sonu Kumar S/O Late Sanjay Kumar R/O Village- Kunjaila, P.S- Roh, Dist.- Nawada.
... ... Petitioner/s
Versus
The State of Bihar ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :
For the Petitioner/s :
Mr. Ram Prawesh Kumar, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s :
Mr. Shyameshwar Dayal, A.P.P.
====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SOURENDRA PANDEY ORAL ORDER 27-05-2025 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned Additional Public Prosecutor for the State.
2. The petitioner seeks regular bail in connection with Roh P.S. Case No. 177 of 2024 registered for the offences under Sections 419, 420, 467, 468, 471, 120(B) and 34 of the Indian Penal Code and Sections 66(C) and 66(D) of the Information Technology Act.
3. As per the prosecution case, the police got secret information that the accused persons are indulged into scamming people through phone on false assurance of job. It is alleged that on seeing the police party, the accused persons started to flee, however, one person namely, Pawan Kumar was apprehended and the others managed to escape. It is further alleged that the said apprehended accused person disclosed the name of the petitioner and others.
4. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner has not committed any offence and has falsely been
Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.33608 of 2025(2) dt.27-05-2025 2/3 implicated in this case. It has been further submitted that the name of the petitioner has surfaced on the confessional statement of the apprehended co-accused person and it has lastly been submitted that the other similarly situated co-accused persons namely, Vicky Kumar @ Bikky Kumar, Raghunandan Kumar @ Raghunandan, Sintu Kumar and Sonu Kumar have already been granted anticipatory bail by Co-ordinate Bench of this Hon'ble Court vide order dated 11.09.2024 passed in Cr. Misc. No. 58980 of 2024. It has been submitted that the petitioner carries one criminal antecedent and he is in custody since 18.03.2025.
5. Learned APP for the State has vehemently opposed the prayer for bail of the petitioner and has stated that the petitioner forms a gang who are involved in duping innocent persons.
6. Considering the aforesaid submissions made by the parties and taking into account the fact that the similarly situated co-accused persons have been granted bail, let the petitioner above-named be enlarged on bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs. 10,000/- (Rupees Ten Thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the learned Judicial Magistrate-1st Class, Nawada in connection with Roh P.S. Case
Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.33608 of 2025(2) dt.27-05-2025 3/3 No. 177 of 2024 subject to the conditions :- (i) One of the bailors of the petitioner shall be his close relative.
(ii) The petitioner shall remain physically present in Court on each date of the trial.
(iii) In case of absence on two consecutive dates or in violation of the terms of the bail, the bail bond of the petitioner will be liable to the cancelled by the court concerned.
(iv) The Court below shall verify the criminal antecedent of the petitioner and in case at any stage it is found that the petitioner has concealed his criminal antecedent, the court below shall take step for cancellation of bail bond of the petitioner. However, the acceptance of bail bonds in terms of the afore-mentioned order shall not be delayed for purpose of or in the name of verification.
(Sourendra Pandey, J) Neha/- U T