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2026 DAILYLAW 16607 (JHR)

BASANT PASWAN v. THE STATE OF JHARKHAND

B.A./5268/2026 · 2026-06-15

Anil Kumar Choudhary

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[2026:JHHC:17180] IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI B.A. No.5268 of 2026 ------ 1. Basant Paswan, aged about 76 years, S/O Late Ramashish 2. Upendra Paswan, aged about 36 years, S/O Basant Paswan Both petitioner no.1 & 2 are R/O Village Kanchanpur, P.O. & P.S. Chhatarpur, Dist- Palamau, Jharkhand .... .... …. Petitioners Versus The State of Jharkhand .... .... Opposite Party ------ CORAM : HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE ANIL KUMAR CHOUDHARY ------ For the Petitioners : Mr. Sheo Kr. Singh, Advocate For the State : Mr. Shashi Kr. Verma, Addl.P.P ------ Order No.02 Dated-15-06-2026 Heard the parties. The petitioners have been made accused in connection with Chhatarpur P.S. Case No.37 of 2026 registered for the offences punishable under Section 190, 191 (2), 191 (3), 126 (2), 127 (2), 115 (2), 117 (2), 118 (2), 109 (1), 125 (a) and 125 (b) of the B.N.S., 2023. Learned counsel for the petitioners submits that the allegation against the petitioners is that the petitioners, being members of an unlawful assembly, in prosecution of the common object of the assembly, attempted to murder Mithu Yadav and Brahmdev Yadav. It is submitted that the allegation against the petitioners is false. Drawing attention of this Court towards para-18 of the instant bail application, learned counsel for the petitioners submits that the petitioners have no criminal antecedent. It is next submitted that there was a free-fight between the parties and for the self-same occurrence, the petitioner No.1 lodged Chhatarpur P.S. Case No.38 of 2026. It is also submitted that the petitioners had no intention to kill anybody. It is then submitted that the petitioners undertakes that they will co-operate with the trial of the case and that they will not annoy or disturb the witnesses of the case in any manner during the trial of the case. It is lastly submitted that the petitioners have been in custody since 22.03.2026 as has been mentioned in para-17 of the instant bail application. Hence it is submitted that the petitioners be released on bail. Learned Addl. P.P. opposes the prayer for bail. Considering the facts of this case, the above-named petitioners are directed to be enlarged on bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs.25,000/- (Rupees twenty five thousand) each with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned Judicial Magistrate, 1st Class, at Daltonganj, Palamau in connection with Chhatarpur P.S. Case No.37 of 2026 with the condition that they will co-operate with the trial of the case, furnish their mobile number and photocopy of the Aadhar Card in the court below with an undertaking that they will not change their mobile number during the trial of the case and will not annoy or disturb the witnesses of the case in any manner during the trial of the case. (Anil Kumar Choudhary, J.) Dated-15.06.2026-Animesh/