Pawan Kumar @ Pawan Gareri v. The State Of Bihar
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.8983 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-123 Year-2022 Thana- PATNA CITY CHOWK District- Patna ====================================================== Pawan Kumar @ Pawan Gareri Son of Sri Shambhu Prasad, Resident of Village- Bahri Begampur, Ps- Bypass, Dist- Patna. ... ... Petitioner/s
Versus
The State of Bihar.
... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :
For the Petitioner/s :
Mr. Abhimanyu Deo, Advocate.
For the Opposite Party/s :
Mr. Shantanu Kumar, APP.
====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SUNIL DUTTA MISHRA ORAL ORDER 04-04-2025 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned APP for the State.
2. The petitioner seeks regular bail in connection with Chowk P.S. Case No.123 of 2022, registered for the offences punishable under Sections 302, 201, 34 & 120B of the Indian Penal Code and Section 27 of the Arms Act.
3. As per the prosecution case, the named co-accused persons threatened the father of the informant and told him to stop the construction work of his house. Later on, the informant was informed that his father was shot dead. The informant suspected that the named co-accused persons have conspired and murdered his father.
4. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner is innocent and has been falsely implicated in this
Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.8983 of 2025(2) dt.04-04-2025 2/3 case due to land dispute. He further submits that petitioner is not named in the F.I.R. and no incriminating material has been recovered from his possession. He also submits that petitioner is in custody since 01.12.2022 having no criminal antecedent. Learned counsel submits that investigation has already been completed and petitioner undertakes to cooperate in the trial. He further submits that similarly situated co-accused person, namely, Mukesh Paswan has already been granted bail by this Court vide order dated 12.06.2023 passed in Cr. Misc. No.30350 of 2023.
5. Learned APP for the State has opposed the prayer for regular bail of the petitioner.
6. Considering the facts and circumstances of the case and the submissions of learned counsel for the parties, let the petitioner, above named, be released on bail on furnishing bail bonds of Rs.10,000/- (Rupees Ten Thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned S.D.J.M., Patna City in connection with Chowk P.S. Case No.123 of 2022, subject to the following conditions:- (i) Petitioner shall co-operate in the trial and shall be properly represented on each and every date fixed by the learned Court concerned.
Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.8983 of 2025(2) dt.04-04-2025 3/3 (ii) In case of absence on three consecutive dates or in violation of the terms of the bail, the bail bond of the petitioner will be liable to be cancelled by the Court concerned. (Sunil Dutta Mishra, J) Ritik/- U T