Patna High Court
Minta DeviversusThe State of Bihar
- Decided
- Disposal
- BAIL GRANTED
- Bench
- PRABHAT KUMAR SINGH
Holding
Bail was granted to the petitioner subject to a bond and sureties under section 482(2) of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita.
Summary
Minta Devi, mother of a co-accused in a cyber‑crime case, filed a bail petition fearing arrest under sections 303(2), 319(2), 318(4) of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita and sections 66C, 66D of the Information Technology Act. She asserted that she had not committed any offence, had a clean antecedent, and was implicated only because of her familial relationship to the accused. The State opposed the bail. The Court considered her clean antecedent, the lack of direct evidence against her, and the circumstances of the case. It ordered that she be released on bail upon furnishing a bond of Rs 10,000 with two sureties of the same amount, subject to conditions under section 482(2) of the B.N.S. The bail was granted, and the petition was disposed.
Issues considered
- Whether the petitioner is entitled to bail despite alleged involvement in offences under the B.N.S and IT Act.
- Whether the petitioner’s clean antecedent and familial connection to the co‑accused justify granting bail.
Legislation cited
- Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita — s. 303(2), 318(4), 319(2), 482(2)
- Information Technology Act — s. 66(C), 66(D)
Subjects
- bail
- cyber crime
- Information Technology Act
- Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita
- clean antecedent
Judgment
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.2037 of 2026
Arising Out of PS. Case No.-49 Year-2025 Thana- Cyber P.S. District- Rohtas
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Minta Devi W/o Janardan Choudhary Resident of Village- Dhanpurwa, P.S.-
Ara Nagar, District- Bhojpur
... ... Petitioner/s
Versus
The State of Bihar Bihar
... ... Opposite Party/s
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Appearance :
For the Petitioner/s : Mr.Bhaskar Shankar
For the Opposite Party/s : Mr.Raj Ballabh Singh
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CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE PRABHAT KUMAR SINGH
ORAL ORDER
4 22-06-2026 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and the
State .
2. Petitioner apprehends his arrest in a case registered
for the offence punishable under sections 303(2), 319(2),
318(4) of the B.N.S and Section 66 (C), 66(D) of I.T. Act.
3 . As per F.I.R. petitioner is alleged of being involved
in Cyber crime.
4. It is submitted on behalf of the petitioners that
petitioner is quite innocent and has not committed any offence.
He further submits that the petitioner has been made accused in
this case because she happens to be mother of the co-accused
Satish Kumar Chaudhary. Till date her involvement has not
come up. Moreover, co-accused Janardan Choudhary who
happens to be father of co-accused Satish Kumar Chaudhary has
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already been granted bail by Co-ordinate Bench of this Hon’ble
Court vide order dated 09-04-2026 in Cr. Misc. No. 90935 of
2025. Petitioner claims clean antecedent.
5 . Learned counsel for the State opposed the bail
petition .
6 Considering the aforesaid facts, clean antecedent of
the petitioner and other circumstances of the case , in the event
of arrest or surrender within eight weeks from today, let the
petitioner, as named above, be enlarged on bail on furnishing
bail bond of Rs.10,000/-(ten thousand) with two sureties of the
like amount each to the satisfaction of the learned Chief Judicial
Magistrate, Sasaram (Rohtas) in connection with Rohtas
(Cyber) P.S. Case No. 49 of 2025, subject to the conditions laid
down under section 482(2) of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha
Sanhita , 2023 .
(Prabhat Kumar Singh, J)
Koushik/Alok
Raj-
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