Asif Iqbal v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.84396 of 2024 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-37 Year-2024 Thana- Cyber P.S. District- Sitamarhi ====================================================== Asif Iqbal S/o Neyaz Ahmed R/o Saveya Devraj, P.S. - Ramnagar, Distt.- Bettiah, Bihar ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr.Yogesh Chandra Verma, Sr. Adv.

Mr. Abhishek Kumar Dwivedi, Adv.

For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr.Rajendra Prasad Nat, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE NAWNEET KUMAR PANDEY ORAL ORDER 17-02-2025 Heard the learned counsel for the petitioner as well as the learned Additional Public Prosecutor for the State.

2. The petitioner is seeking regular bail in connection with Sitamarhi Cyer P.S. Case No. 37 of 2024 for the offences punishable under Sections 379/420 of the IPC and Sections 66(c)/66(E) of the IT Act.

3. As per prosecution, some unknown persons called on the mobile of the informant numbered as 7765946015 from different four mobile numbers and in the name of offering Sofa, Lahanga, articles of make-up, I-phone, etc, cheated Rs. 4,40,000/- which is said to have been sent by the informant through Pay Phone, Google Pay, Paytm in different accounts.

4. The learned counsel for the petitioner has submitted that the petitioner is innocent and has falsely been implicated in this case. He has further submitted that nothing was recovered from his possession. He has also submitted that the name of the petitioner has come in the FIR only for confessional statement

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.84396 of 2024(2) dt.17-02-2025 2/2 of co-accused Amandeep Raj. He has next submitted that on exactly similar footing, co-accused Amandeep Raj has been granted bail by this Bench in Cr. Misc. No. 63261 of 2024. The petitioner is under custody since 22.08.2024.

5. On the other hand, the learned APP for the State has opposed the prayer for bail.

6. Considering the above-mentioned facts and circumstances, let the petitioner above-named be released on bail on furnishing bail bonds of Rs.10,000/- (ten thousand rupees) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned concerned court below in connection with Sitamarhi Cyer P.S. Case No. 37 of 2024, subject to the condition that the petitioner shall cooperate in the disposal of trial and make himself available as and when required by the court.

7. The learned court below shall verify the criminal antecedent of the petitioner as to whether he is involved in any case other than the case as mentioned in para-3 of the bail petition.

(Nawneet Kumar Pandey, J) Nirmal/- U T