Patna High Court
CR. MISC./28125/2026 of Vikash Kumar @ Chhotu Vs The State of Bihar on 10 June 2026
COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.28125 of 2026 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-8 Year-2026 Thana- Cyber P.S. District- Madhubani ====================================================== Vikash Kumar @ Chhotu son of Rajkumar Thakur Resident of Laheriaganj PS -Madhubani town
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.28125 of 2026
Arising Out of PS. Case No.-8 Year-2026 Thana- Cyber P.S. District- Madhubani ======================================================
Vikash Kumar @ Chhotu son of Rajkumar Thakur Resident of Laheriaganj PS -Madhubani town District -Madhubani
... ... Petitioner/s
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The State of Bihar
... ... Opposite Party/s
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Appearance :
For the Petitioner/s
:
Mr.Ravindra Kumar Singh
For the Opposite Party/s :
Mr.Anish Chandra
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CORAM: HONOURABLE JUSTICE SMT. SONI SHRIVASTAVA
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ORAL ORDER
10-06-2026 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned Additional Public Prosecutor for the State.
2. The petitioner seeks bail in a case registered for the offence punishable under Sections 318(4), 319(2), 336(3), 337, 338, 339, 340(2), 341(1), 111, 61(2) and 3(5) of the (B.N.S) and under sections 42(1), 42(2), 43(3)(c), 42(3)(e), 42(3)(f), 42(6) and 43 of the Telecommunication Act, 2023 and under section 66(c), 66, 66 (D) and 72 of the I.T. Act.
3. Allegation against the petitioner is of committing cyber crime by supplying the SIM to co-accused persons.
4. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner runs a mobile shop and he has been made an accused in the present case of cyber fraud only on the disclosure made by the main accused Mandeep Kumar from whose house recovery of incriminating articles was made. It is further submitted that as a matter of fact, no incriminating article relating to cyber fraud has been recovered from the mobile shop of this petitioner and he was Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.28125 of 2026(3) dt.10-06-2026
also not a gang member of any cyber fraud gang. The petitioner is rather a proprietor of Niku Mobile Shop who used to sell SIMs, mobile etc. with proper documentation. He had no knowledge whatsoever that the SIM card etc. sold from his shop was being used for commission of any fraud. The petitioner is in custody since 06.02.2026 with no criminal antecedent and charge-sheet has already been submitted.
5. Learned APP for the State has opposed the application for bail.
6. Taking into consideration the facts and circumstances of the case and also considering the fact that no specific allegation has been made against this petitioner whose name has transpired on the confessional statement of co-accused Mandeep Kumar and charge-sheet has already been submitted, let the above named petitioner be enlarged on bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs.10,000/- (Rupees Ten Thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the learned Court below where the case is pending/successor Court in connection with Madhubani Cyber P.S. case no. 08 of 2026.
devendra/- (Soni Shrivastava, J) U T