Patna High CourtCR. MISC./89843/2025bail granted

Ganesh Kumar v. The State Of Bihar

2026-01-16Mr. Justice R. P. Mishra2 pages

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.89843 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-207 Year-2025 Thana- WARISLIGANJ District- Nawada ====================================================== Ganesh Kumar S/O Shankar Tanti R/O Vill. - Tanti Mirbigha, P.S. - Warisaliganj,Dist.- Nawada ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

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

Mr.Lalan Kumar, A.P.P.

====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE RUDRA PRAKASH MISHRA ORAL ORDER 16-01-2026 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned APP for the State.

2. The petitioner seeks bail in connection with Warisaliganj P.S. Case No. 207 of 2025, instituted for the offences punishable under Sections 319(2), 318(4), 338, 336(3), 340(2), 61(2), 3(5) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023, read with Sections 66(B) and 66(D) of the I.T. Act.

3. The prosecution case, in short, is that on a secret information, the police raided Tanti Mirbigha and arrested six accused persons and recovered mobile phones, SIM cards, documents and customer data used for online loan fraud by impersonating bank staff. It is alleged that they used to cheat public in the name of Dhani Finance and Services for providing online loan

4. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner is innocent and has falsely been implicated in the

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.89843 of 2025(2) dt.16-01-2026 2/2 present case merely on the basis of suspicion. He further submits that nothing incriminating has been recovered from the conscious possession of the petitioner. The other co-accused namely Itesh Kumar has been granted bail vide order dated 23.09.2025 passed in Criminal Miscellaneous No. 58969 of 2025. The petitioner is in custody since 11.10.2025 and has got no criminal antecedent. There is no compliance of Section 103 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023.

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

6. Considering the aforesaid facts and circumstances of the case and taking into account the period of custody undergone by the petitioner as also the prayer for bail being based on parity, this Court is inclined to grant bail to the petitioner.

7. Let the petitioner be released on bail on furnishing bail bonds of Rs. 15,000/- (Rupees Fifteen Thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of Court below/concerned Court in connection with Warisaliganj P.S. Case No. 207 of 2025.

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