Chunnu Kumar v. The State of Bihar
Case brief
What is this about?
Patna High Court, CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.1961 of 2025, decided 24-02-2025, coram Anil Kumar Sinha, J: anticipatory bail rejected in Gopalganj Cyber P.S. Case No. 42 of 2024 concerning uploading/sharing of child pornography on facebook involving a child aged about 5-6 years; offences under Sections 67, 67(B) of the I.T. Act and Section 14 of the POCSO Act; petitioner Chunnu Kumar; refusal grounded on serious nature of allegation and prima facie involvement; defence plea of phone/sim misuse during petitioner's two-year stay in Dubai.
What did the court decide?
Taking into consideration the submissions made on behalf of the parties, the serious nature of the allegation and the prima facie involvement of the petitioner in the offence, the Court was not inclined to grant the petitioner the privilege of anticipatory bail. ¶18