Ravi Kumar @ Ravishankar Kumar v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.84531 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-42 Year-2025 Thana- Cyber P.S. District- West Champaran ====================================================== Ravi Kumar @ Ravishankar Kumar S/o- Raghunath Prasad R/v- Siswa PsChautarwa Dist- West Champaran ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr. Bimlesh Kumar Pandey For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr. Surendra Prasad Singh ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ASHOK KUMAR PANDEY ORAL ORDER 06-02-2026 Heard learned counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioner and learned APP for the State.

2. The petitioner seeks pre-arrest bail in connection with Bettiah (Cyber) P.S. Case No. 42 of 2025 registered for the offence punishable under Sections 318(4), 319(2), 303(2), 61(2), 317(4), 317(5), 111 of the B.N.S., 2023 and Sections 66(C), 66(D) of the I.T. Act.

3. The case of the prosecution is that police had information that certain miscreants are going to collect the proceeds of cyber fraud. On this information, police reached near Chamniya bridge where altogether six persons were apprehended. It is alleged that from the possession of this petitioner, two mobile have been recovered.

4. Learned counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioner submitted that the petitioner is innocent and has been falsely

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.84531 of 2025(3) dt.06-02-2026 2/2 implicated in connection with the present case. He also submits that this petitioner was not apprehended rather the apprehended persons disclosed that the petitioner used to give them the cash. He also submits that the role of petitioner in this case is based on the statement of the co-accused persons from the possession of whom recovery has been made. He further submits that the petitioner has no criminal antecedent.

5. Learned APP for the State has vehemently opposed the prayer for grant of pre-arrest bail to the petitioner.

6. Considering the nature of allegation against the petitioner, the petitioner, above named, is directed to be released on pre-arrest bail, in the event of his arrest or surrender before the Court below within a period of four weeks from today, on furnishing bail bond of Rs. 10,000/- (Ten thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned Chief Judicial Magistrate, Bettiah in connection with Bettiah (Cyber) P.S. Case No. 42 of 2025, subject to the condition as laid down under Section 482(2) of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023.

(Ashok Kumar Pandey, J) Sudhanshu/- U T