Amit Beria Granted Bail by Gauhati HC

Authority: Gauhati High Court (High Court of Assam, Nagaland, Mizoram and Arunachal Pradesh)

Order Date: 10 August 2026

Petitioner: Amit Kr. Beria, S/O Late Sawarman Beria, residing at 44 Sanjibani Pathomio Kumar Institute, VIP Road, Hengranbari, P.S. Dispur, District Kamrup (M), Assam.
Respondent: The State of Assam represented by the Public Prosecutor.
Case No.: Bail Application No. 2236/2026, filed under Section 483 of the BNSS.
Underlying Criminal Case: CID Cyber Police Station Case No. 7/2026, registered on 29 May 2026 under Sections 318(4), 319(2), 336(3), 340(2), 61(2) of the BNS, 2023, read with Sections 66C, 66D and 72 of the Information Technology Act.
FIR Details: FIR lodged by Amit Kumar Jain, Branch Manager, HDFC Bank, Six Mile Branch, on 06 May 2026.
Allegations: The accused’s HDFC Bank account was identified as a beneficiary in multiple cyber‑crime complaints. Review of the account statement showed a credited amount from SBI and IDBI bank account holders on 09 April 2026. The throughput amount over the last six months was reported as Rs. 3.58 crore, with a total disputed amount of Rs. 40.20 lakhs.
Arrest & Custody: The accused was arrested and sent to jail‑hazot on 30 May 2026 and has been in custody for 73 days.
Statutory Requirement: The offence carries a mandatory 60‑day period for filing a charge‑sheet. No charge‑sheet has been filed to date.

The Court held that, having exceeded the 60‑day statutory period without a charge‑sheet, the accused is entitled to default bail.
Bail is granted on the condition that the accused furnishes a cash bond of Rs. 50,000 and a surety of an equal amount, satisfactory to the Chief Judicial Magistrate, Kamrup (M), Guwahati.
The bail application is therefore disposed of, and the accused is to be released upon compliance with the bond and surety requirements.

Topics: Bail, Cyber Crime, Banking