IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.26284 of 2026 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-14 Year-2026 Thana- KOTWA District- East Champaran ====================================================== Nawal Kishore Paswan Son of Sri Birendra Paswan @ Birendra Paswan Resident of village - Pipra, P.S.- Darpa, District - East Champaran. ... ... Petitioner/s Versus The State of Bihar ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance : For the Petitioner/s : Mr.Abhishek Kumar, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s : Mr.Yogendra Kumar, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE RAJESH KUMAR VERMA ORAL ORDER 3 21-04-2026 Heard Mr.Abhishek Kumar, learned counsel for the petitioner, learned counsel for the informants and Mr.Yogendra Kumar, learned A.P.P. for the State. 2. The petitioner seeks bail, who is in custody since 15.01.2026 in connection with Kotwa P.S. Case No. 14 of 2026, F.I.R. dated 13.01.2026 registered for the offence punishable under Sections 318(4),316(2),338,3(5) of BNS. 3. Allegation against the petitioner is that he is a Director of Junoon Physical Academy and he provided forged joining letter to the informant and assured them that there is direct appointment without written examination, without physical and without medical test and petitioner induced them to pay a sum of Rupees Ten Lakh and said that you both will join directly in T.A. Army 120 Battalion in Bhuvneshwar and Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.26284 of 2026(3) dt.21-04-2026 2/4 directed to deposit Ten lakh Rupees amount thereafter informant deposit the same money. 4. Learned counsel appearing for the petitioner submits that the allegation as alleged in the FIR is false and fabricated and the petitioner has not committed any offence as alleged in the FIR. Although there is specific allegation against the petitioner that he has received Rs. Ten Lakhs from both the informants, namely, Mintu Kumar and Lavkush Kumar and also issuing the joining letter in favour of the informants but when the informants gone to T.A. Army 120 Battalion in Bhuvneshwar then the official at the T.A. Army 120 Battalion in Bhuvneshwar informs the informants that the joining letter is forged and fabricated. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that petitioner is ready to pay Rs. Ten Lakh to the informants, Rs. Five Lakhs each. Learned counsel for the petitioner, on instruction, submits that the petitioner is ready to pay Rs. Ten Lakhs to the informants, namely, Mintu Kumar and Lavkush Kumar and the police, after investigation, submitted chargesheet against the petitioner and the petitioner is in custody since 15.01.2026 . 5. Learned counsel for the informants submits that he has no objection, if the petitioner is ready to pay Rs.Ten Lakhs Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.26284 of 2026(3) dt.21-04-2026 3/4 within a period of thirty days. 6. Considering the aforesaid fact, let the petitioner, above named, be released on bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs.10,000/- (Ten Thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned Judicial Magistrate-F.C., East Champaran, Motihari in connection with Kotwa P.S. Case No. 14 of 2026, with the following conditions:- (I) At the time of furnishing bail bond, the petitioner shall deposit Rs. Ten Lakhs by way of demand draft, each Rs. Five Lakhs, in favour of the informants, namely, Mintu Kumar and Lavkush Kumar and the learned court below is directed to hand over the same to the informants, namely, Mintu Kumar and Lavkush Kumar or their representatives. (II) Petitioner shall co-operate in the trial and shall be properly represented on each and every date fixed by the Court and shall remain physically present as directed by the Court and on his/her absence on two consecutive dates without sufficient reason, his/her bail bond shall be cancelled by the Court below. (III) If the petitioner tampers with the evidence or the witnesses, in that case, the prosecution will be at liberty to move for cancellation of bail. (IV) And, further condition that the court below shall Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.26284 of 2026(3) dt.21-04-2026 4/4 verify the criminal antecedent of the petitioner and in case at any stage, it is found that the petitioner has concealed his criminal antecedent, the court below shall take step for cancellation of bail bond of the petitioner. However, the acceptance of bail bonds in terms of the above-mentioned order shall not be delayed for purpose of or in the name of verification. Nitesh/- (Rajesh Kumar Verma, J) U T