Pankaj Bind @ Pankaj Kumar v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.79491 of 2023 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-1 Year-2023 Thana- Cyber P.S. District- Lakhisarai ====================================================== Pankaj Bind @ Pankaj Kumar S/O Ramashis Bind Village- Jankidih Beldariya, Ps. Bannu Bagicha, Dist. Lakhisarai. ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr.Rabi Bhushan For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr.Chandra Sen Prasad Singh ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SUNIL KUMAR PANWAR ORAL ORDER 29-02-2024 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned APP for the State.

2. The petitioner has prayed for regular bail in a case instituted for the offence under Sections 406, 419, 420, 467, 468, 471, 120B of the Indian Penal Code and Sections 66/66(c) (D)(F) of the I.T. Act.

3. As per prosecution case, the allegation against the petitioner is that he runs a racket of cyber crime and from his possession two mobiles, two ATM Cards, cash of Rs. 3,700/- and other articles recovered.

4. It is submitted by learned counsel for the petitioner that petitioner has been falsely implicated in this case. He has committed no offence. On the basis of suspicion and due to his criminal antecedent, petitioner has been falsely implicated in the

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.79491 of 2023(3) dt.29-02-2024 2/2 present case. He submitted that the alleged Sections are not made out against the petitioner and there is no allegation of cheating to any person. He further submitted that there is no any illegal article recovered from the possession of the petitioner as per seizure list and there is no independent person to claim the seized articles from the petitioner. He is languishing in judicial custody since 23.06.2023.

5. The application for bail is opposed by learned APP for the State.

6. Having heard learned counsel for the parties and considering the facts and circumstances of the case as well as the period of custody, this court is inclined to enlarge the petitioner on bail. The above named petitioner is directed to be enlarged on bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs. 10,000/- (Rs. ten thousand only) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the learned Chief Judicial Magistrate, Lakhisarai in connection with Lakhisarai Cyber P.S. Case No. 01 of 2023. (Sunil Kumar Panwar, J) Arish/- U T