Raunak Kumr Jha v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.52730 of 2024 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-674 Year-2023 Thana- PIRBAHOR District- Patna ====================================================== RAUNAK KUMR JHA S/O SHANKAR JHA R/O VILLAGE- LAXMI SAGAR CHHAPAKI, P.S- SADAR, DISTT.- DARBHANGA. ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

THE STATE OF BIHAR BIHAR ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr.Prem Sheela Pandey For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr.Kumar Veerendra Narayan ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ASHOK KUMAR PANDEY ORAL ORDER 16-01-2025 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner, learned APP for the State and learned counsel for the informant.

2. The petitioner has prayed for regular bail in a case registered for the offence punishable under sections 379, 420 of the Indian Penal Code and Section 66(c) of the I.T. Act.

3. The case of the prosecution is that from the account of the informant petitioner has withdrawn altogether twenty four lakhs eight thousand three hundred and twenty seven rupees out of which one lakh was withdrawn vide cheque and rest amount was withdrawn by hacking the mobile number of the informant. During investigation in para-57 of the case diary, it has come that certain amounts were credited in the account of the petitioner from the account of informant.

4. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.52730 of 2024(5) dt.16-01-2025 2/2 petitioner is innocent and has committed no offence. He has falsely been implicated in this case. It has been submitted by learned counsel for the petitioner that all the alleged transactions have been made through online mode and the allegations are majorly of I.T. Act and the alleged offences are punishable only for three years which are bailable in view of the provision of I.T. Act. Moreover, the petitioner is languishing in judicial custody since 23.01.2024.

5. Learned APP appearing for the state and learned counsel for the informant have opposed the prayer of regular bail.

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 released on bail in connection with Pirbahrore P.S. Case No. 674 of 2023 on furnishing bail bond of Rs.10,000/- (ten thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned Chief Judicial Magistrate, Patna.

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