Regular bail application under IPC cheating/forgery and IT Act cyber crime provisions. Petitioner named by co-accused as gang member; no specific allegation or recovery; in custody since May 2025; similarly situated co-accused already granted bail. Bail granted.
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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.52139 of 2025
Arising Out of PS. Case No.-1 Year-2023 Thana- Cyber P.S. District- Lakhisarai
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Amarjeet Kumar @ Amarjeet Mandal, male, aged about 31 years, S/o Suro Mandal @ Suresh Mandal, R/o Village- Ramsir, P.S.- Kiul, Dist.- Lakhisarai.
... ... Petitioner/s
Versus
The State of Bihar
... ... Opposite Party/s
====================================================== Appearance : For the Petitioner/s : Ms. Mira Kumari, Adv. For the Opposite Party/s : Ms. Pushpa Sinha, APP ======================================================
CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SUNIL DUTTA MISHRA ORAL ORDER
2 12-08-2025
Heard the learned counsel for the petitioner and
the learned APP for the State.
Cyber P.S. Case No. 01 of 2023, dated 23.06.2023, instituted for the offences under Sections 406, 419, 420,
467, 468, 471 and 120(B) of the Indian Penal Code and
Sections 66, 66(C), 66(D) and 66(F) of the I.T. Act.
the Sub-Inspector of Police, on secret information caught
one Pankaj Kumar, who gave description of his gang
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involved in cyber crime. The other co-accused persons disclosed the name of the petitioner as one of the members of the gang.
Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.52139 of 2025(2) dt.12-08-2025 3/3
of the case as also the fact that the similarly situated coaccused persons have been granted bail by different Benches of this Court, let the petitioner above-named be released on bail on his furnishing bail-bond in the sum of Rs. 10,000/- (Rupees Ten Thousand) with two sureties of
the like amount each to the satisfaction of the learned Chief Judicial Magistrate, Lakhisarai in connection with Cyber P.S. Case No. 01 of 2023.
(Sunil Dutta Mishra, J)
Praveen-II/-
1 issue framed by the court
Whether a co-accused in a cyber crime gang case, allegedly implicated on disclosure by other accused with no recovery or criminal antecedent, should be granted regular bail.
10 provisions across 2 enactments
Amarjeet Kumar @ Amarjeet Mandal
The State of Bihar
Sunil Dutta Mishra
As recorded by the court registry
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