Indra Kumar Paswan @ Indal Paswan v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.4074 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-180 Year-2024 Thana- LAUKAHA District- Madhubani ====================================================== Indra Kumar Paswan @ Indal Paswan S/o- Valeshwar Paswan @ Baleshwar Paswan R/O- Vill- Nahari, P.S- Laukaha, Distt- Madhubani ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr. Rajesh Ranjan, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr. Nand Kishore Prasad, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE KHATIM REZA ORAL ORDER 12-02-2025 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned A.P.P. for the State.

2. The petitioner seeks bail in connection with Laukaha P.S. Case No. 180 of 2024 dated 12.09.2024, instituted for the offence punishable under Sections 108 of the Bhartiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023.

3. The prosecution case, in short, is that the marriage of the daughter of informant was solemnized with the petitioner on 08.03.2024 according to Hindu Rites and Rituals and after marriage she started living with her husband and lived for 2-3 months and thereafter, son-in-law of the informant started torturing her by saying that her complexion is black and she should leave her house or else he would kill her. Thereafter, the daughter of the informant informed him and a panchayati was

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.4074 of 2025(2) dt.12-02-2025 2/3 done. It is further alleged that son-in-law of the informant went away outside for earning his livelihood but he constantly used to torture and threaten his daughter through mobile phone and consequently his daughter committed suicide due to torture of his son-in-law.

4. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner is innocent and he has been falsely implicated in this case. It is further submitted that from perusal of FIR, it appears that the petitioner was not present at the time of occurrence. It is specifically stated that the petitioner, who is the husband of the deceased, was not present at the time of occurrence rather he was outside his village for earning his livelihood. Only on the basis of suspicion, the petitioner has been made accused in this case. It is next submitted that informant after realizing his mistake has filed a compromise petition before the learned court below in which he has stated that he does not want to proceed further with the case. Lastly, it has been submitted that the petitioner is in custody since 25.10.2024 having no criminal antecedents and charge-sheet has been submitted in the case.

5. Learned A.P.P. has opposed the prayer for bail of the petitioner.

6. Having considered the facts and circumstances of

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.4074 of 2025(2) dt.12-02-2025 3/3 the case and submissions of learned counsel for the parties, let the petitioner be released on bail upon furnishing bail bonds of Rs. 10,000/- (ten thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the learned Sub Divisional Judicial Magistrate, Jhanjharpur in Laukaha P.S. Case No. 180 of 2024. (Khatim Reza, J) Sankalp/- U T