Patna High Court

Ravi Kumar @ Ravishankar KumarversusThe State of Bihar

Decided: 6 February 2026
Disposal: BAIL GRANTED
Bench: ASHOK KUMAR PANDEY

Holding

The Court directed that the petitioner be released on pre‑arrest bail subject to a bond and sureties, under Section 482(2) of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023.

Summary

The petitioner, Ravi Kumar, was implicated in a cyber‑fraud case (Bettiah Cyber P.S. Case No. 42 of 2025) alleged to involve offences under several provisions of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 and the Information Technology Act. Police, acting on a tip that miscreants would collect fraud proceeds, apprehended six persons near Chamniya bridge and recovered two mobile phones from the petitioner. The petitioner contended that he was innocent, had no criminal antecedent, and that the case against him rested solely on statements of co‑accused persons. The State opposed the grant of pre‑arrest bail. The Court, considering the nature of the allegations and the petitioner’s claim of innocence, ordered that the petitioner be released on pre‑arrest bail upon furnishing a bond of Rs 10,000 with two sureties, subject to conditions under Section 482(2) of the B.N.S., 2023.

Issues considered

Whether pre‑arrest bail should be granted to the petitioner in a cyber‑fraud case involving sections of the B.N.S., 2023 and the IT Act, given the nature of the allegations and reliance on co‑accused statements.

Legislation cited

Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 — s. 111, 303(2), 317(4), 317(5), 318(4), 319(2), 482(2), 61(2)
Information Technology Act — s. 66(C), 66(D)

Subjects

pre‑arrest bail
cyber fraud
Information Technology Act
Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita
co‑accused statements
bail conditions

Judgment

                      IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
                              CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.84531 of 2025
                   Arising Out of PS. Case No.-42 Year-2025 Thana- Cyber P.S. District- West Champaran
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                 Ravi Kumar @ Ravishankar Kumar S/o- Raghunath Prasad R/v- Siswa Ps-
                 Chautarwa Dist- West Champaran
                                                                      ... ... Petitioner/s
                                                Versus
                 The State of Bihar
                                                               ... ... Opposite Party/s
                 ======================================================
                 Appearance :
                 For the Petitioner/s     :        Mr. Bimlesh Kumar Pandey
                 For the Opposite Party/s :        Mr. Surendra Prasad Singh
                 ======================================================
                 CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ASHOK KUMAR PANDEY
                                       ORAL ORDER

3   06-02-2026                  Heard learned counsel appearing on behalf of the

                   petitioner and learned APP for the State.

                               2. The petitioner seeks pre-arrest bail in connection with

                   Bettiah (Cyber) P.S. Case No. 42 of 2025 registered for the

                   offence punishable under Sections 318(4), 319(2), 303(2), 61(2),

                   317(4), 317(5), 111 of the B.N.S., 2023 and Sections 66(C), 66(D)

                   of the I.T. Act.

                               3. The case of the prosecution is that police had

                   information that certain miscreants are going to collect the

                   proceeds of cyber fraud. On this information, police reached near

                   Chamniya bridge where altogether six persons were apprehended.

                   It is alleged that from the possession of this petitioner, two mobile

                   have been recovered.

                               4. Learned counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioner

                   submitted that the petitioner is innocent and has been falsely
          Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.84531 of 2025(3) dt.06-02-2026
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                    implicated in connection with the present case. He also submits

                    that this petitioner was not apprehended rather the apprehended

                    persons disclosed that the petitioner used to give them the cash.

                    He also submits that the role of petitioner in this case is based on

                    the statement of the co-accused persons from the possession of

                    whom recovery has been made. He further submits that the

                    petitioner has no criminal antecedent.

                               5. Learned APP for the State has vehemently opposed

                    the prayer for grant of pre-arrest bail to the petitioner.

                                 6. Considering the nature of allegation against the

                    petitioner, the petitioner, above named, is directed to be released

                    on pre-arrest bail, in the event of his arrest or surrender before the

                    Court below within a period of four weeks from today, on

                    furnishing bail bond of Rs. 10,000/- (Ten thousand) with two

                    sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned

                    Chief Judicial Magistrate, Bettiah in connection with Bettiah

                    (Cyber) P.S. Case No. 42 of 2025, subject to the condition as laid

                    down under Section 482(2) of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha

                    Sanhita, 2023.



                                                   (Ashok Kumar Pandey, J)
Sudhanshu/-
U      T

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