Patna High Court
Vikram KumarversusThe State of Bihar
- Decided
- Disposal
- ALLOWED
- Bench
- ASHOK KUMAR PANDEY
Holding
The court granted bail to the petitioner, directing him to furnish a bail bond of Rs 10,000 with two sureties.
Summary
Vikram Kumar was arrested in connection with a cyber‑crime case (Cyber P.S. Case No. 21 of 2025) alleging offences under several sections of the B.N.S., 2023 and the Information Technology Act, including fraud, threats and illegal access. The prosecution alleged that the accused were operating from a call‑center‑like premises, editing photographs and threatening borrowers for loan recovery. The petitioner pleaded innocence, contending that the recovered devices showed only that loans were paid through fake sites and that he had no criminal antecedent, and highlighted that co‑accused had been granted bail in similar matters. The petitioner’s counsel also pointed out that he had been in judicial custody since 16 April 2025. After hearing both sides, the court found no sufficient ground to deny bail and ordered the petitioner’s release on a bail bond of Rs 10,000 with two sureties. The order directs compliance with the Judicial Magistrate, 1st Class, Sitamarhi.
Issues considered
- Whether bail should be granted to the petitioner despite the serious nature of the cyber‑offences alleged under the B.N.S., 2023 and the IT Act.
- Whether the petitioner poses a flight risk, threat to public order, or likelihood of tampering with evidence warranting denial of bail.
Legislation cited
- B.N.S., 2023 — s. 111(2), 318(4), 319(2), 336(3), 338, 340(2)
- Information Technology Act, 2000 — s. 66, 66C, 66D
Subjects
- bail
- cybercrime
- Information Technology Act
- loan fraud
- threats
- criminal procedure
- Bihar
Judgment
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.80072 of 2025
Arising Out of PS. Case No.-21 Year-2025 Thana- Cyber P.S. District- Sitamarhi
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Vikram Kumar S/o Shyam Sah @ Shyamji Sah R/o village - Bhagwatipur, P.S
- Bela, District - Sitamarhi
... ... Petitioner/s
Versus
The State of Bihar
... ... Opposite Party/s
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Appearance :
For the Petitioner/s : Ms. Vaishnavi Singh, Advocate
For the Opposite Party/s : Mr. Shyam Kumar Singh, APP
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CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ASHOK KUMAR PANDEY
ORAL ORDER
3 16-01-2026 Heard Ms. Vaishnavi Singh, learned counsel for the
petitioner and Mr. Shyam Kumar Singh, learned APP for the
State.
2. The petitioner has prayed for bail in connection
with Cyber P.S. Case No. 21 of 2025 registered for the offence
punishable under Sections 318(4), 319(2), 336(3), 338, 340(2)
and 111(2) of the B.N.S., 2023 and Sections 66, 66(C) and
66(D) of the Information Technology Act.
3. The case of the prosecution is that the informant
reached in the premises of Reasoning Circle, Sitamarhi which
look like a call center and when the informant entered, he found
that certain persons were working on the system and fine wise
pioneer was opened in different tabs. They were editing the
photographs. It is further alleged that certain boys were abusing
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and threatening for loan recovery and from there, seven persons
were apprehended and the petitioner is one amongst them.
4. Learned counsel appearing on behalf of the
petitioner has submitted that petitioner is innocent and has
committed no offence. He has been falsely implicated in this
case. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that from the
possession of this petitioner, a mobile and a laptop have been
recovered, and it is apparent from the laptop that the loans were
paid through fake sites and the loanee was threatened for paying
the loan. The mobile, which has been recovered from the
possession of this petitioner, has two SIMs, and on one of the
SIMs there is a complaint of cyber crime. He also submits that
similarly situated co-accused, namely, Premchand Kumar, Raju
Kumar, and Abhishek Kumar, have been granted bail by the
coordinate bench of this court in Cr. Misc. Nos. 78271 of 2025
and 78066 of 2025, respectively. Deepak Kumar has also been
granted bail by this Court in Cr. Misc. No. 69374 of 2025. He
further submits that a statement has been made in para 3 of the
petition that petitioner has no criminal antecedent and he is
languishing in judicial custody since 16.04.2025.
5. The application for bail is opposed by learned APP
for the State.
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6. Having heard learned counsel for the parties and
considering the facts and circumstances of the case, this Court is
inclined to enlarge the petitioner on bail. The above named
petitioner is directed to be enlarged on bail on furnishing bail
bond of Rs. 10,000/- (Rs. ten thousand only) with two sureties
of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the learned Judicial
Magistrate, 1st Class, Sitamarhi in connection with Cyber P.S.
Case No. 21 of 2025.
(Ashok Kumar Pandey, J)
Sudhanshu/-
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