Satyendra Prasad v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.58237 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-103 Year-2025 Thana- Cyber P.S. District- East Champaran ====================================================== Satyendra Prasad, S/o Vishnu Prasad, R/o Village-Ambika Nagar, P.S.- Banjariya, Dist.- East Champaran.

... ... Petitioner

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

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

Md. Ataur Rahman, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE CHANDRA SHEKHAR JHA ORAL ORDER 18-11-2025 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned Additional Public Prosecutor for the State.

2. The accused/petitioner seeks bail in connection with Motihari Cyber P.S. Case No.103 of 2025 registered for the offences punishable under Sections 318(4), 308(2), 316(3), 303(2), 317(2) of the Bhartiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 (for short 'B.N.S.') as well as Sections 66-D of the Information and Technology Act.

3. The accused/petitioner is named in the FIR and is in custody since 28.06.2025.

4. Allegation against petitioner is to cheat Rs.55,000/- from informant on false pretext of helping him before police officials in a criminal case.

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.58237 of 2025(4) dt.18-11-2025 2/3

5. It is submitted by learned counsel appearing for the petitioner that to save the police officer, on the instance of police, who accepted bribe from this informant, the petitioner has been implicated falsely with present case. It is submitted that the payment as aforesaid was given to police by informant but, as the desired work was not done by police, the present false implication was raised. While concluding argument, it is submitted that investigation of this case is already completed, for which, charge-sheet has been submitted and, as such, there is no chance of tampering with the evidence and moreover petitioner is a man of clean antecedent.

6. Learned APP opposed the prayer for grant of bail to the petitioner.

7. In view of overall nature of accusation, coupled with the fact that investigation of this case is already completed, where petitioner, being a man of clean antecedent, remains in custody since 28.06.2025, accordingly, the petitioner, above-named, is directed to be released on bail furnishing bail bond of Rs.10,000/- (Rupees

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.58237 of 2025(4) dt.18-11-2025 3/3 Ten Thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the learned A.C.J.M.-4th, East Champaran at Motihari in connection with Motihari Cyber P.S. Case No.103 of 2025, subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 437(3) of the Code of Criminal Procedure (for short 'CrPC')/under Section 480(3) of the Bhartiya Nagrik Suraksha Sanhita (for short 'BNSS').

(Chandra Shekhar Jha, J.) Sanjeet/- U T