Vikash Ranjan @ Banti v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.74212 of 2024 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-813 Year-2024 Thana- Cyber P.S. District- Patna ====================================================== Vikash Ranjan @ Banti Son of Rakesh Kumar Resident of Pachkauri Sao Iane, West Lohanipur, P.S-Kadamkuan, Distt.-Patna ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr. Surya Swetabh, Adv For the State :

Mr. Dilip Kumar No.1, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ANJANI KUMAR SHARAN ORAL ORDER 28-10-2024 Heard Mr. Surya Swetabh, learned counsel for the petitioner as well as Mr. Dilip Kumar No.1, learned APP for the State.

2.

The petitioner apprehends his arrest in connection with Patna Cyber P.S. Case No.813 of 2024, registered for the offence punishable under Sections 419, 420, 468, 120B of the Indian Penal Code and 66C and 66D of Information Technology Act, 2000.

3.

As per the FIR, on the basis of a secret information, the informant apprehended four persons, who disclosed that they act together in committing cyber fraud. They also disclosed the name of the petitioner as their associate.

4.

It is submitted by learned counsel for the petitioner that petitioner is quite innocent and has committed no offence. He

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.74212 of 2024(2) dt.28-10-2024 2/2 has been falsely implicated in this case. No such occurrence, in the manner as alleged, has ever taken place. There is no specific overt act against the petitioner. He has been made accused on the basis of statement of apprehended co-accused persons. Petitioner has one criminal antecedent in similar nature of offence.

5.

Learned APP for the State opposed the prayer for anticipatory bail.

6.

Having regard to the facts and circumstances of the case as the petitioner has one criminal antecedent in similar nature of offence, I am not inclined to enlarge the petitioner on bail. The prayer for grant of anticipatory bail on his behalf is hereby rejected.

7.

Accordingly, this application is dismissed.

(Anjani Kumar Sharan, J) shikha/- U T