Patna High Court
Pawan Kumar Purve @ Pawan Kumar PurveyversusThe State of Bihar
- Decided
- Disposal
- BAIL GRANTED
- Bench
- NAWNEET KUMAR PANDEY
Holding
The court held that the petitioner is entitled to regular bail subject to a bail bond, sureties and specified conditions.
Summary
The petitioner, Pawan Kumar Purve, was arrested in connection with a cyber‑PS case alleging forgery of fishing IDs, unlawful alteration of Aadhaar details and illegal collection of personal documents while operating a Common Service Center. He faced charges under several sections of the Bihar Negotiable Securities Act, the Information Technology Act and the Aadhaar Act. The petitioner, represented by senior counsel, argued that a co‑accused had been granted bail and that he had no similar criminal antecedents, having been in custody since 31‑07‑2025. The court considered these facts and, applying the principles of regular bail, ordered his release on a bail bond of Rs 10,000 with two sureties, subject to conditions of cooperation, non‑involvement in crime and verification of any other criminal antecedents. The order expressly limited its effect to the bail application and did not prejudice the trial court’s independent assessment of the merits.
Issues considered
- Whether the petitioner is entitled to regular bail despite the seriousness of the offences under the BNS, IT Act and Aadhaar Act
- Whether the bail granted to a co‑accused influences the petitioner’s bail application
- Whether the conditions imposed are sufficient to justify the grant of bail
Legislation cited
- Bihar Negotiable Securities Act — s. 318(4), 319(2), 336(3), 340(2)
- Information Technology Act, 2000 — s. 66(C), 66(D), 72
Subjects
- regular bail
- cyber crime
- forgery
- Aadhaar fraud
- IT Act
- bail conditions
- Common Service Center
Judgment
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.77802 of 2025
Arising Out of PS. Case No.-24 Year-2025 Thana- Cyber P.S. District- Supaul
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Pawan Kumar Purve @ Pawan Kumar Purvey S/O Brahmdev Purve R/O vill.-
Chhatapur, Ward No .- 11, P.S- Chhatapur Dist.- supaul
... ... Petitioner/s
Versus
The State of Bihar
... ... Opposite Party/s
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Appearance :
For the Petitioner/s : Mr. Krishna Pd. Singh, Sr. Adv.
Mr. Arvind Kumar, Adv.
Mr. Abhishek Bharti, Adv.
For the Opposite Party/s : Mr.Yogendra Kumar Singh, APP
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CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE NAWNEET KUMAR
PANDEY
ORAL ORDER
3 05-01-2026 Heard the learned Senior counsel for the petitioner as
well as the learned Additional Public Prosecutor for the State.
2. The petitioner is seeking regular bail in connection
with Cyber P.S. Case No. 24 of 2025, registered for the offences
punishable under Sections 319(2), 318(4), 336(3), 340(2) of the
BNS and Sections 66(C), 66(D), 72 of the IT Act and Sections 38,
39, 40, 41 of Aadhar Act.
3. As per the prosecution case, the petitioner is alleged
to have been involved in running a Common Service Center at
the Block Development Office, Chhatpur, where he allegedly
prepared forged fishing IDs, unlawfully altered Aadhaar details,
including names and mobile numbers, and collected personal
documents and fingerprints without authority, as detected by the
informant during inspection and seizure.
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4. Mr. Krishna Prasad Singh, learned Senior Counsel
for the petitioner, has submitted that co-accused Shravan Kumar
@ Shrvan Kumar, who was arrested first and named the
petitioner, has been granted bail by a co-ordinate Bench of this
Court in Cr. Misc. No. 76682 of 2025. He has further submitted
that the petitioner has no criminal antecedents of a similar
nature. The petitioner has been in custody since 31.07.2025.
5. Considering the above-mentioned facts and
circumstances, let the petitioner above-named, is directed to
furnish bail bond and on doing so, the court below shall release the
petitioner on bail on furnishing bail bonds of Rs.10,000/- with
two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned
CJM, Supaul in connection with Cyber P.S. Case No. 24 of 2025,
subject to the following conditions:-
6. That the petitioner shall cooperate in the
expeditious disposal of the trial and shall regularly attend the
court unless inevitable.
7. That the petitioner shall not directly or indirectly
involve in any criminal activity.
8. In case of breach of above conditions by the
petitioner, it will be open for the prosecution to move bail
cancellation application before the Court concerned.
9. It is clarified that anything said in this order is
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limited to the purpose of determination of this bail application
and will in no way be construed as an expression on the merits
of the case. The trial court shall be absolutely free to arrive at
its independent conclusions on the basis of evidence led
unaffected by anything said in this order.
10. The trial Court shall make an endeavour to
conclude the trial of the petitioner expeditiously without
granting unnecessary adjournment to either of the parties.
11. Before accepting the bail bond, the criminal
antecedent of the petitioner shall be verified and if, it is
found that he is involved in any other case except the case(s),
mentioned in paragraph no. 3 of the bail petition, his bail
bond shall not be accepted.
(Nawneet Kumar Pandey, J)
Nirmal/-
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