IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.23421 of 2026 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-553 Year-2025 Thana- MURLIGANJ District- Madhepura ====================================================== 1. Inardeo Paswan @ Indradeo Paswan S/o Late Siyaram Paswan R/o Village - Murliganj, Ward No. 11, P.S- Murliganj, District - Madhepura 2. Rajesh Paswan S/o Late Siyaram Paswan R/o Village - Murliganj, Ward No. 11, P.S- Murliganj, District - Madhepura 3. Nawal Paswan @ Nawal Paswan S/o Late Sugdeo Paswan R/o Village - Murliganj, Ward No. 11, P.S- Murliganj, District - Madhepura 4. Pramod Paswan S/o Late Sugdeo Paswan R/o Village - Murliganj, Ward No. 11, P.S- Murliganj, District - Madhepura 5. Dashrath Paswan @ Dasath Paswan S/o Late Dhyani Paswan R/o Village - Murliganj, Ward No. 11, P.S- Murliganj, District - Madhepura 6. Mukesh Paswan S/o Late Pulthu Paswan R/o Village - Murliganj, Ward No. 11, P.S- Murliganj, District - Madhepura 7. Arjun Paswan S/o Deepo Paswan R/o Village - Murliganj, Ward No. 11, P.S- Murliganj, District - Madhepura 8. Amod Paswan @ Budhu Paswan S/o Newal Paswan R/o Village - Murliganj, Ward No. 11, P.S- Murliganj, District - Madhepura 9. Rupesh Paswan @ Rupesh Kumar S/o Dani Paswan R/o Village - Murliganj, Ward No. 11, P.S- Murliganj, District - Madhepura ... ... Petitioner/s Versus The State of Bihar ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance : For the Petitioner/s : Mr. Thakur Brajesh Singh, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s : Mr. Md. Aslam Ansari, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE JUSTICE SMT. SONI SHRIVASTAVA ORAL ORDER 2 17-04-2026 Heard learned counsel for the petitioners and learned A.P.P. for the State. 2. The petitioners apprehend their arrest in a case registered for the offences punishable under Sections 191(2)(3), 190, 126(2), 115(2), 352, 109, 351(2)(3), 303(2) of the B.N.S. Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.23421 of 2026(2) dt.17-04-2026 2/3 3. The allegation in the First Information Report is that the petitioners along with other co-accused persons have assaulted the informant and his family members. 4. Learned counsel for the petitioners submits that the First Information Report itself would indicate that the occurrence took place at the spur of moment as there was some verbal altercation between the parties which escalated into physical assault. It is submitted that, as many as, 10 persons have been named in the FIR and the initial allegation of assaulting the informant is upon co-accused Budhu Paswan. It has also been submitted that there is case and counter case and the case filed on the side of the petitioner is earlier on the point of time (Annexure-P/3). Learned counsel further submits that the injuries sustained by both injured persons i.e. the informant and his brother, namely, Kundan Kumar, are in the nature of abrasion caused by hard and blunt substance and is simple in nature. The petitioners have no criminal antecedent. 5. Learned APP for the State opposed the prayer for anticipatory bail on the basis of allegations made in the First Information Report. 6. Taking into consideration the facts and circumstances and considering the general and omnibus nature Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.23421 of 2026(2) dt.17-04-2026 3/3 of allegations, coupled with the fact that the injuries are simple in nature, let the above named petitioners, be released on bail, in the event of their arrest or surrender before the learned Court below within a period of four weeks from today, on furnishing bail bond of Rs. 10,000/- (Rupees Ten Thousand) each 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 Murliganj P.S. Case No. 553 of 2025, subject to the condition as laid down under Section 438 (2) of the Cr.P.C/ Section 482 (2) of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita (BNSS), 2023. anand/- (Soni Shrivastava, J) U T