Sita Ram v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.75709 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-284 Year-2025 Thana- ASHTHAWAN District- Nalanda ====================================================== Sita Ram S/o Naresh Mahto R/o Village and P.O.- Ugawan, P.S.- Ashthawan, District- Nalanda ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

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

Mr. Aditya Narayan Singh.1, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE RUDRA PRAKASH MISHRA ORAL ORDER 11-11-2025 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned APP for the State.

2.

The petitioner seeks bail in connection with Ashthawan P.S. Case No. 284 of 2025 instituted for the offence under Sections 316(2), 318(4), 336(3), 338, 340(2) & 3(5) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023.

3.

Prosecution case, in short is that the police during a special raid on 20.08.2025, apprehended the petitioner while another accused fled. A Realme mobile phone was seized from the petitioner, which was allegedly used for cyber fraud through fake Facebook and WhatsApp accounts promising to find life partners and perform magic.

4.

It has been submitted on behalf of the petitioner

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.75709 of 2025(2) dt.11-11-2025 2/2 that the petitioner is in custody since 21.08.2025. Petitioner bears no criminal antecedent/s, 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. Nothing has been recovered from the conscious possession of the petitioner. There is no compliance of Section 103 of the BNSS, 2023. From bare perusal of the FIR, it would manifest that there is no allegation of cyber crime is made out. 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 and period of custody of the petitioner, this Court is inclined to grant bail to the petitioner.

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 Ashthawan P.S. Case No. 284 of 2025.

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