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2026 DAILYLAW 6518 (PAT)

JHUL PASWAN v. The State of Bihar

CR. MISC./5771/2026 · 2026-02-24

Ajit Kumar

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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.5771 of 2026 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-123 Year-2025 Thana- KORMA District- Sheikhpura ====================================================== 1. JHUL PASWAN S/o Shiv Paswan R/o vill - Belauni, P.S.- Korma, Distt.- Sheikhpura 2. Bidhan Paswan @ Bidhan Kumar S/o Sato Paswan R/o vill - Belauni, P.S.- Korma, Distt.- Sheikhpura 3. Sato Paswan S/o Shiv Paswan R/o vill - Belauni, P.S.- Korma, Distt.- Sheikhpura 4. Nanuchand Paswan @ Nunuchandra Paswan S/o Shiv Paswan R/o vill - Belauni, P.S.- Korma, Distt.- Sheikhpura 5. Ajit Paswan @ Ajit Kumar Paswan S/o Shiv Paswan R/o vill - Belauni, P.S.- Korma, Distt.- Sheikhpura 6. Bhushan Paswan S/o Shiv Paswan R/o vill - Belauni, P.S.- Korma, Distt.- Sheikhpura ... ... Petitioner/s Versus The State of Bihar ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance : For the Petitioner/s : Mr. Sheo Nandan Prasad For the Opposite Party/s : Mr. Ashok Kumar Singh ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE AJIT KUMAR ORAL ORDER 3 24-02-2026 Heard learned counsel for the parties. 2. The petitioners are apprehending their arrest in connection with Korma P.S. Case No.123 of 2025, dated 26.10.2025 case registered for the offence punishable under Sections 126(2), 115(2), 118(1), 110, 352, 351(2), 3(5) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita. 3. As per the FIR, the petitioners are alleged to have assaulted the informant with an iron bar, as a result of which he sustained a head injury. 4. Learned counsel for the petitioners submits that the petitioners are innocent and have been falsely implicated in this Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.5771 of 2026(3) dt.24-02-2026 2/3 case. Referring to the impugned order, he submits that the allegations against the petitioners are general and omnibus in nature. He further submits that the injuries have been found to be simple in nature, which do not corroborate the manner in which the injuries are alleged to have been caused to the informant. Learned counsel further submits that the petitioners undertake not to indulge in any similar offence in the near future and that, if the allegations against them are found to be true, the police officials shall be at liberty to take appropriate steps for cancellation of their bail. Lastly, it is submitted that petitioner nos. 1, 3, and 6 have three criminal antecedents each; petitioner nos. 2 and 5 have two criminal antecedents each; and petitioner no. 4 has one criminal antecedent. 5. On the other hand, the learned APP for the State has opposed the prayer for bail of the petitioners. 6. Taking into account that there is general and omnibus allegation against the petitioners, 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 six 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 J.M., 1st Class, Sheikhpura/ Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.5771 of 2026(3) dt.24-02-2026 3/3 Successor Court in connection with Korma P.S. Case No.123 of 2025 subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 482(2) of the BNSS as well as the following conditions: (i) One of the bailors should be the family member/relative/ known of the petitioner(s) who shall provide official document/ personal affidavit to show his/her bona fide; (ii) the petitioner(s) shall appear on each and every date before the Trial Court and failure to do so for two consecutive dates without plausible reason will entail cancellation of his/her/their bail bond by the Trial Court itself; (iii) the petitioner(s) shall in no way try to induce or promise or threat the witnesses or tamper with the evidences, failing which the State shall be at liberty to take steps for cancellation of the bail bonds; (iv) the petitioner(s) shall desist from committing any similar criminal offence again, failing which the police officials shall be at liberty to take steps for cancellation of their bail bonds. shikha/- (Ajit Kumar, J) U T