Arvind v. The State Of Bihar
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.82081 of 2024 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-23 Year-2024 Thana- Cyber P.S. District- Bhagalpur ====================================================== Arvind, Son of Late Atar Singh, R/O Vill.- Raypur Bhagwanpur, P.S.- Bhagwanpur, Dist.- Haridwar (Uttarakhand) ... ... Petitioner/s
Versus
The State of Bihar ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :
For the Petitioner/s :
Mr. Ranjan Kumar Jha, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s :
Mr. B.N. Pandey, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ASHOK KUMAR PANDEY ORAL ORDER 17-03-2025 Heard Mr. Ranjan Kumar Jha, learned counsel for the petitioner and Mr. B.N. Pandey, learned APP for the State.
2. The petitioner has prayed for bail in connection with Bhagalpur Cyber P.S. Case No. 23 of 2024 registered for the offence punishable under Sections 419 and 420 of the Indian Penal Code and Sections 66(C), 66(D) and 72 of the I.T. Act.
3. The case of the prosecution is that a fake I.D. in the name of District Magistrate, Bhagalpur has been created on Facebook and cash is demanded on mobile no. 9040675292.
4. Learned counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioner has submitted that petitioner is innocent and has committed no offence. He has been falsely implicated in this case. He is not named in the F.I.R. His name has surfaced in this case as Rs. 1,20,000/- was transferred in his account and on
Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.82081 of 2024(3) dt.17-03-2025 2/2 same day above amount was transferred in other account. The learned counsel for the petitioner has submitted that his account has been used without his knowledge and that he has got no role in above transaction. Not a single penny has been withdrawn by him. A statement has been made in para 3 of the petition that petitioner has no criminal antecedent. He is languishing in judicial custody since 12.07.2024.
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, 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 Judicial Magistrate 1st Class, Bhagalpur in connection with Bhagalpur Cyber P.S. Case No. 23 of 2024.
(Ashok Kumar Pandey, J) lata/- U T