Rohit Kumar v. The State Of Bihar
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.83519 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-297 Year-2025 Thana- WARISLIGANJ District- Nawada ====================================================== Rohit Kumar Son of Shatrughan Tanti R/o Village and Post - Warsiliganj, Dist. - Nawada.
... ... Petitioner/s
Versus
The State of Bihar ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :
For the Petitioner/s :
Mr. Pramod Kumar Verma For the Opposite Party/s :
Mr. Surendra Prasad Singh ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE AJIT KUMAR ORAL ORDER 11-02-2026 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned APP for the State.
2. The petitioner apprehends his arrest in connection with Warisaliganj P.S. Case No.297 of 2025 dated 04.06.2025, registered for the offence punishable under Sections 319(2), 318(4), 338, 336(3), 340(2), 61(2), 111 (4), 3(5) of Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, and Section 66(B) and 66(D) of I.T. Act.
3. As per the FIR, the police conducted a raid on the basis of secret information and apprehended six persons allegedly involved in cybercrime, while others managed to flee. Several mobile phones were recovered from their possession. It is alleged that the accused persons were cheating people by offering loans in the name of 'Dhani Finance.
Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.83519 of 2025(3) dt.11-02-2026 2/3
4. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner is innocent and has been falsely implicated in the present case. Referring to the allegations levelled in the FIR, it is further submitted that the name of the petitioner has transpired solely on the basis of the confessional statements made by the apprehended co-accused persons, namely, Jitendra Kumar, Pankaj Kumar, Mantu Kumar, Kush Kumar, Harendra Kumar and Rakesh Kumar, and no specific allegation has been levelled against the petitioner. It is further submitted that nothing was recovered from the conscious possession of the petitioner when his house was searched in his absence. It is the case of the petitioner that similarly situated persons, whose names also transpired on the basis of confessional statements, have been granted bail by a Coordinate Bench of this Court as well as by the learned court below. Lastly, it is submitted that the petitioner has two criminal antecedents.
5. On the other hand, the learned APP for the State has opposed the prayer for bail of the petitioner.
6. Taking into account that there is no specific allegation against the petitioner, let the above named petitioner, be released on bail, in the event of his arrest or surrender before the learned Court below within a period of six weeks from
Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.83519 of 2025(3) dt.11-02-2026 3/3 today, on furnishing bail bond of Rs. 10,000/- (Rupees Ten Thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the learned ACJM-IV, Nawada/Successor Court in connection with Warisaliganj P.S. Case No.297 of 2025, subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 482(2) of the BNSS as well as the following conditions: (i) One of the bailors should be the family member/relative of the petitioner(s) who shall provide official document to show his/her bona fide;
(ii) the petitioner(s) shall appear on each and every date before the Trial Court and failure to do so for two consecutive dates without plausible reason will entail cancellation of his/her/their bail bond by the Trial Court itself;
(iii) the petitioner(s) shall in no way try to induce or promise or threat the witnesses or tamper with the evidences, failing which the State shall be at liberty to take steps for cancellation of the bail bonds;
(iv) the petitioner(s) shall desist from committing any criminal offence again, failing which the State shall be at liberty to take steps for cancellation of their bail bonds. (Ajit Kumar, J) shikha/- U T