Amit Kumar @ Sanjay Kumar @ Verma Jee v. The State of Bihar
Case brief
What is this about?
Patna High Court bail rejection, Criminal Miscellaneous No. 90835 of 2025, decided 11-02-2026 by Sourendra Pandey, J. Petitioner Amit Kumar @ Sanjay Kumar @ Verma Jee; Natwar P.S. Case No. 140 of 2024 dated 14.08.2024, District Rohtas. Alleged cheating/defrauding of informant of almost Rs. 2 crores; informant's counsel alleged impersonation as F.C.I. employee and deposits into third-party accounts; defence claimed false implication, transactions attributable to other persons/firm, non-employment with F.C.I.; six criminal antecedents admitted; custody since 18.09.2025. Statutes: Sections 406, 420, 34 IPC; Sections 336(3), 338, 340(2), 341(1) BNS 2023 (added later). Result: bail prayer rejected, application dismissed, liberty to re-approach reserved. No precedent cited.
What did the court decide?
Considering the submissions and taking into account the nature of allegations levelled against the petitioner as also his criminal antecedents, the Court was not inclined to grant him bail.