Ashok Paswan v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.58962 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-102 Year-2025 Thana- MANPUR District- Nalanda ====================================================== Ashok Paswan S/o Late Ganauri paswan R/o Vill- Chorbar, P.S.- Kasar, DisttSheikhpura ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr. Sunil Kumar, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s :

Ms. Sharda Kumari, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE RUDRA PRAKASH MISHRA ORAL ORDER 10-10-2025 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned APP for the State.

2.

The petitioner seeks bail in connection with Manpur P.S. Case No. 102 of 2025 instituted for the offence under Sections 319(2), 318(4), 338, 336(3), 340(2), 61 & 3(5) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 and Sections 66(c) & 66(D) of the IT Act.

3.

On 09.06.2025, the informant along with police party conducted a raid against cyber fraud based on secret information. Pradeep Kumar and Bhola Kumar were caught at Alang with mobiles used for loan fraud in the name of Bajaj Finance. Later, Rahul Kumar and Ashok Paswan (petitioner) were arrested at Dhanuki More with mobiles used for cheating

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.58962 of 2025(4) dt.10-10-2025 2/3 people in the name of currency coins.

4.

It has been submitted on behalf of the petitioner that the petitioner is in custody since 10-06-2025. Petitioner bears no criminal antecedent, as per disclosure made in paragraph No. 3 of the bail application.

5.

It has been further submitted by the petitioner's counsel that petitioner has been falsely implicated in the present case. From perusal of the FIR, it would manifest that two mobile phones are allegedly recovered from the petitioner, but there is no material to link the said mobile phone for the purpose of cyber fraud. Nothing incriminating has been recovered from the conscious possession of the petitioner. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that no transaction of money has been shown in the FIR. Other co-accused has been granted bail by this Court vide order dated 11-09-2025, passed in Cr. Misc. No. 59421 of 2025.

6.

Learned A.P.P. for the State has vehemently opposed the prayer for grant of bail to the petitioner. 7.

Considering the aforesaid facts and circumstances of the case, period of custody of the petitioner and manner of petitioner's implication and claim based on parity, this Court is inclined to grant bail to the petitioner.

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.58962 of 2025(4) dt.10-10-2025 3/3 8.

Let the petitioner be released on bail on furnishing bail bonds of Rs. 15,000/- (Fifteen Thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of Court below/concerned Court in connection with Manpur P.S. Case No. 102 of 2025.

(Rudra Prakash Mishra, J) Raj Kishore/- U T