Ajit Kumar Jha @ Ajit Jha v. The State Of Bihar
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.45751 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-227 Year-2024 Thana- ARARIA District- Araria ====================================================== Ajit Kumar Jha @ Ajit Jha S/o Armanand Jha @ Permanand Jha R/o VillageShijhua, Ward No. 12, P.S.- Kursakanta, District- Araria, Bihar. ... ... Petitioner/s
Versus
The State of Bihar ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :
For the Petitioner/s :
Mr. Sunil Kumar Pathak, Advocate Mr. Madhav Jha, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s :
Mr. Ashok Kumar Singh, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ASHOK KUMAR PANDEY ORAL ORDER 05-08-2025 Heard Mr. Sunil Kumar Pathak, learned counsel for the petitioner and Mr. Ashok Kumar Singh, learned APP for the State.
2. The instant application for anticipatory bail has been filed by the petitioner apprehending his arrest in connection with Araria P.S. Case No. 227 of 2024 instituted for the offence under Sections 419, 420, 467, 468 and 34 of the Indian Penal Code and Sections 66(c) and 66(d) of the I.T. Act.
3. The case of the prosecution is that police had secret information that certain persons are indulged in cyber crime. When the police reached the place of occurrence, two persons started fleeing away. Both were apprehended and they were identified as Shah Majid Ali and Abhishek Kumar. The name of this petitioner has been disclosed by these two persons.
4. Learned counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioner has submitted that petitioner is innocent and has committed no
Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.45751 of 2025(2) dt.05-08-2025 2/2 offence. He has falsely been implicated in this case. Learned counsel for the petitioner has submitted that from perusal of the FIR, it will transpire that nothing has been recovered from the possession of this petitioner. His name has surfaced only on the basis of statement of co-accused persons.
5. In contra, learned APP appearing for the State has vehemently opposed the prayer of bail of the petitioner and submitted that petitioner has got one criminal antecedent.
6. Having heard learned counsel for the parties and in the facts and circumstances of the case as stated above, this Court is inclined to enlarge the petitioners on bail. The petitioner is directed to surrender in the Court below within a period of four weeks from today and in the event of his arrest or surrender in connection with Araria P.S. Case No. 227 of 2024, he will 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 learned C.J.M., Araria subject to the conditions as laid down under section 438(2) of the Cr.P.C. (Ashok Kumar Pandey, J) Shubham/- U T