Prince Kumar @ Prince Kumar Paswan v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.2265 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-529 Year-2024 Thana- SITAMARHI District- Sitamarhi ====================================================== Prince Kumar @ Prince Kumar Paswan S/O Shartrughan Paswan @ Nathuni Paswan Resident of Village- Kapraul, Ward No. 13, P.S- Riga, Dist.- Sitamarhi.

... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

The State of Bihar ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr.Pravin Kumar, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr.Ram Priya Sharan Singh, A.P.P.

====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE PRABHAT KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER 27-01-2025 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and the State.

2. The petitioner apprehends arrest in a case registered for the offence punishable under sections 126(2), 115(2), 118(2), 109(1) and 3(5) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023.

3. As per the prosecution case, on 30.07.2024 this petitioner called on phone informant's son to Ring dam library, where some students including this petitioner indulged in fighting with the victim. In the meantime, co-accused Birju Kumar attacked the informant's son with a knife causing him injuries. On receiving information, informant rushed to the place of occurrence and took his son to the clinic of Dr. K.Prakash for his treatment.

4. Learned counsel appearing for the petitioner submits that the petitioner is innocent and has falsely been implicated in this case. from bare perusal of the FIR, it appears

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.2265 of 2025(2) dt.27-01-2025 2/2 that the informant is not an eye witness to the occurrence. He has not disclosed even source of his information regarding the alleged incident. Besides this, allegation of hurling knife blow is against co-accused Birju Kumar and in the medical report, doctor has found simple injury. Petitioner claims clean antecedent.

5. Learned counsel for the State opposes the prayer for bail.

6. Considering the aforesaid facts of the case, prayer for bail of the petitioner is allowed. In the event of arrest/surrender within eight weeks from today, let the petitioner, mentioned above, be enlarged on bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs.10,000/- (ten thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of Chief Judicial Magistrate, Sitamarhi in Sitamarhi Police Station Case No. 529 of 2024, subject to the conditions laid down under section 482 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023.

(Prabhat Kumar Singh, J) Shashi U T