Amarjeet Paswan @ Jeet Paswan @ Jeetu Paswan v. The State Of Bihar
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.6378 of 2026 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-190 Year-2025 Thana- BOCHAHAN District- Muzaffarpur ====================================================== 1.
Amarjeet Paswan @ Jeet Paswan @ Jeetu Paswan S/O Naresh Paswan R/O Village- Salha, Ward No. 13, P.S.- Bochahan, Distt.- Muzaffarpur 2.
Manjeet Paswan @ Mandhot Paswan S/O Naresh Paswan R/O VillageSalha, Ward No. 13, P.S.- Bochahan, Distt.- Muzaffarpur ... ... Petitioner/s
Versus
The State of Bihar ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :
For the Petitioner/s :
Mr.Pradeep Kumar Sinha, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s :
Mr.Anil Kumar Singh No. 1, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SOURENDRA PANDEY ORAL ORDER 04-02-2026 Heard learned counsel for the petitioners and learned A.P.P. for the State.
2. Petitioners apprehend their arrest in connection with Bochahan (Muzaffarpur) P.S. Case No. 190 of 2025, G.R. No. 3964 of 2025 registered for the offences under Sections 80 and 3(5) of the B.N.S.
3. The prosecution case is to the effect that the informant has alleged that all the named accused persons, including the petitioner, were demanding dowry and on account of non-fulfillment of the same, the daughter of the informant was subjected to torture. It is also alleged that all the named accused persons killed his daughter on 04.08.2025.
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4. Learned counsel for the petitioners submits that the petitioners are the brothers-in-law (bahisur) of the deceased and that they are living separately from the family of their brother. It has further been submitted that nothing incriminating has been found against the petitioners and that a certificate issued by the Mukhiya substantiates the claim of the petitioners that they are separate in mess and business from their brother. It has next been submitted that no independent witness has supported the allegations against the petitioners. It has lastly been submitted that the petitioners carry clean antecedent.
5. Learned APP for the State has vehemently opposed the prayer for anticipatory bail.
6. Considering the aforesaid submission, facts and circumstances of the case, let the petitioners above named be released on anticipatory bail, in the event of arrest or surrender before the learned Court below within a period of four weeks from today, on furnishing bail bonds of Rs.10,000/-(ten thousand) each with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the learned Court below where the case is pending/successor court in connection with Bochahan (Muzaffarpur) P.S. Case No. 190 of 2025, G.R. No. 3964 of 2025 subject to the conditions as laid down under Section
3/4 438(2) of the Code of Criminal Procedure read with corresponding Section 482(2) of B.N.S.S. as well as subject to the following conditions:- (i) One of the bailors of the petitioners shall be their close relative.
(ii) The petitioners shall remain physically present in Court on each date of the trial.
(iii) In case of absence on two consecutive dates, or in violation of the terms of the bail, the bail bond of the petitioners will be liable to be cancelled by the Court concerned.
(iv) If the petitioners are found involved in similar nature of offence in future, the prosecution shall be at liberty to move for cancellation of his bail bond. (v) The learned Court below shall verify the criminal antecedent of the petitioners and in case at any stage it is found that the petitioners have concealed their criminal antecedents, 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
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7. Accordingly, the present application stands allowed.
8. It is made clear that the observations, if any, made in this order, shall be of no bearing during the trial. (Sourendra Pandey, J) aditya/- U