Manauwar Alam v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.58483 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-57 Year-2025 Thana- Cyber P.S. District- East Champaran ====================================================== Manauwar Alam Son of Kalamudin @ Kalamuddin Ansari Resident of Village - Siswa Bazar, P.S.- Paharpur, District - East Champaran. ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr. Shakil Ahmad Khan, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s :

Dr. Ajeet Kumar, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ASHOK KUMAR PANDEY ORAL ORDER 27-08-2025 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and Dr. Ajeet Kumar, learned APP for the State.

2. The petitioner has prayed for regular bail in a case registered for the offence punishable under Sections 338, 336(2), 340(2), 303(2), 318(4), 319(2) and 317(5) of the BNS and under Section 60(C) and 60(D) of the I.T. Act.

3. The case of the prosecution is that police received an information through NCRB portal that Abhimanyu Kumar @ Lalu is indulged in cyber fraud with his co-villagers. After that the place was raided and petitioner was also apprehended.

4. Learned counsel for the petitioner has submitted that from perusal of the seizure list it will transpire that from possession of this petitioner one mobile and passbook of two persons have been recovered. It has also been submitted that mobile belongs to the petitioner. As far as passbook is

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.58483 of 2025(2) dt.27-08-2025 2/2 concerned, learned counsel submits that there is no number of the passbook is there. As far as the seizure list with respect to main accused Abhimanyu is concerned, the seizure list goes to show that it bears the account number of the passbook. It has been submitted that no passbook has been recovered from the possession of this petitioner, rather it has been added in the seizure list only to aggravate the allegations. There is no independent witness of the seizure. The petitioner is having no criminal antecedent and is in custody since 19.04.2025.

5. Learned Additional Public Prosecutor for the State has vehemently opposed the prayer of bail to the petitioner.

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 Motihari Cyber P.S. Case No. 57 of 2025 on furnishing bail bond of Rs.10,000/- (Ten Thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned ACJM-IV, I/C East Champaran at Motihari.

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