Ravi Raja @ Ravi Kumar @ Ravi RanaversusThe State of Bihar

                      IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
                              CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.41799 of 2026
                        Arising Out of PS. Case No.-15 Year-2023 Thana- Cyber P.S. District- Jamui
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           1.     Ravi Raja @ Ravi Kumar @ Ravi Rana S/O - Dhirendra Singh @
                  Dhamendra Singh Resident of Village- Kharouni, Police Station-Nawada
                  Bazaar, District-Banka (Bihar).
           2.     Ritu Kumari Daughter of Manoj Kumar Singh Resident of Village-
                  Kharouni, Police Station-Nawada Bazaar, District-Banka (Bihar).
                                                                              ... ... Petitioners
                                                   Versus
                 The State of Bihar
                                                                        ... ... Opposite Party
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                 Appearance :
                 For the Petitioner/s     :        Mr.Akash Kumar Mishra, Advocate
                 For the Opposite Party/s :        Mr.Navin Kumar Pandey, APP
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                 CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE CHANDRA SHEKHAR JHA
                                       ORAL ORDER

2   30-06-2026               Heard learned counsel for the petitioners and learned

                   APP for the State.

                             2. The accused-petitioners, named in the F.I.R., are

                   apprehending their arrest in connection with Jamui Cyber P.S.

                   Case No. 15 of 2023 registered for the offences punishable

                   under Sections 354A, 354D, 504, 506 & 34 of the Indian Penal

                   Code and Section 67 of I.T. Act, 2000.

                             3. As per case of the prosecution, the informant met with

                   the petitioner no. 2 on 17.11.2021 while traveling in a Bus

                   coming to Purnea from Bhagalpur and given her mobile number

                   to petitioner no. 2. Later on, petitioner no. 1 sent message to the

                   informant that he has fallen in love with her and wanted to

                   marry her. It is also alleged that in case of refusal to marry, he
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          would ruin her. In the meantime, photos of the informant made

          viral on facebook with false and malicious statement about her.

                   4. Learned counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioners

          submitted that admittedly mobile number was given to

          petitioner no. 2 by the informant. It is pointed out that no

          occasion was explained or alleged by informant as to capture

          objectionable photos/videos of informant by petitioner no. 1,

          who is cousin brother of petitioner no. 2.

                   5. It is submitted that the occurrence took place on

          17.11.2021, whereas the present FIR was lodged after passing of

          two years i.e. on 03.11.2023.

                   6. While arguing further, it is submitted that petitioners

          were given benefit of section 41A of the Cr.P.C. during

          investigation, but now after investigation of the case, charge-

          sheet has been submitted and cognizance was taken by the

          learned Judicial Magistrate for the offences punishable under

          section 354A, 354D, 504, 506, 34 of the I.P.C. alongwith

          Section 67 of I.T. Act, 2000, where some of the offence appears

          non-bailable in nature, having all apprehension that on surrender

          petitioners might be sent to jail.

                   7. It is submitted that investigation of this case is already

          concluded,       where      petitioners     had      cooperated   with   the
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                     investigating agency during the investigation and as such

                     custodial interrogation of the petitioners not appears required in

                     the present case. Both petitioners claimed clean antecedent.

                              8. Learned A.P.P. for the State opposes the prayer for

                     anticipatory bail of the petitioners.

                              9. In view of the aforesaid factual submissions and by

                     taking note of the fact as investigation of this case is already

                     completed, where petitioners were given benefit of section 41A

                     of the Cr.P.C. during investigation, accordingly, both above-

                     named petitioners, who are men of clean antecedent, in the

                     event of their arrest/surrender within a period of four weeks

                     from this order, are directed to be enlarged on bail on furnishing

                     of bail bond of Rs.10,000/- (ten thousand only) with two

                     sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned

                     Chief Judicial Magistrate, Jamui/concerned court in connection

                     with Jamui Cyber P.S. Case No. 15 of 2023, subject to the

                     conditions as laid down under Section 438(2) of the

                     Cr.P.C/Section 482(2) of the Bhartiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita

                     (in short “B.N.S.S.”).


                                                                   (Chandra Shekhar Jha, J)
Rajeev/-

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