IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.39613 of 2026 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-570 Year-2024 Thana- GHOSI District- Jehanabad ====================================================== Akash Paswan S/o Yodhan Paswan R/o Village- Okri, P.S- Ghosi (Okri), District - Jehanabad. ... ... Petitioner/s Versus The State of Bihar ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance : For the Petitioner/s : Mr. Shivendra Prasad, Adv. For the Opposite Party/s : Mr. Uma Shankar Prasad Singh, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SANDEEP KUMAR ORAL ORDER 2 22-06-2026 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned A.P.P. for the State. 2. The petitioner seeks regular bail in connection with Ghosi (Orki) P.S. Case No. 570 of 2024 registered for the offence under Sections 308(3), 308(4), 352, 351(2) & 3(5) of the B.N.S. read with Sections 25(a) & 27 of the Arms Act. 3. As per the prosecution case, the petitioner is accused of demanding extortion (rangdari) from the shopkeepers in the Ghosi Bazar. 4. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner is quite innocent and has not committed any offence. The petitioner is in custody since 19.12.2025 having six criminal antecedents. 5. Learned A.P.P. for the State has vehemently Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.39613 of 2026(2) dt.22-06-2026 2/2 opposed the prayer for bail and submits the petitioner is accused in six more cases of serious and similar nature. 6. Considering the gravity of offence, I am not inclined to grant bail to the petitioner. 7. Accordingly, this application is dismissed. 8. It is made clear that any observation made herein is prima facie in nature and limited solely for the purpose of adjudication of the present bail application. Such observations shall not be construed as an expression on the merits of the case and shall not influence the trial or any other proceedings in any manner. sadique/- (Sandeep Kumar, J) U T