Rahul Kumar @ Rahul Kumar Paswan v. The State Of Bihar
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.14704 of 2026 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-597 Year-2024 Thana- HAJIPUR SADAR District- Vaishali ====================================================== Rahul Kumar @ Rahul Kumar Paswan, Son of Balindra Paswan, Resident of Village- Chak Baladhari, P.S.- Hajipur Sadar, District- Vaishali ... ... Petitioner/s
Versus
The State of Bihar ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :
For the Petitioner/s :
Mr. Abhishek Kumar, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s :
Mr. Surendra Prasad Singh, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ASHOK KUMAR PANDEY ORAL ORDER 25-02-2026 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned APP for the State.
2. The petitioner has prayed for bail in connection with Hajipur Sadar P.S. Case No. 597 of 2024 registered for the offence punishable under Sections 103(1), 61(2) (a) of the B.N.S. and Section 27 of the Arms Act.
3. The case of the prosecution in short is that on 20.08.2024 at about 07:45 PM, two unknown persons came out at the place of occurrence and fired upon the father of the informant due to that he sustained injuries and subsequently, he died. It is further alleged that at the time of incident some other accused persons were also present. It is further mentioned in the FIR that just before the death of Pankaj Ray, he named Angu @ Mayank, Badal Kumar and Naveen Billa as assailant.
Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.14704 of 2026(2) dt.25-02-2026 2/3
4. Learned counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioner has submitted that petitioner is innocent and has committed no offence. He has been falsely implicated in this case. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the name of this petitioner is not there in the FIR rather his name has surfaced during the course of investigation in the confessional statement of co-accused persons namely, Adarsh Kumar, Ankit Kumar, Deepak Kumar and Priyanshu Kumar. He further submits that similarly situated other co-accused namely, Nitesh Kumar whose name has also surfaced during investigation in the confessional statement of the co-accused persons has been granted bail by this Court vide Cr. Misc. No.1223 of 2026. The case of this petitioner stands on similar footing. Moreover, the petitioner is languishing in judicial custody since 20.08.2025.
5. The application for bail is opposed by learned APP for the State and submits that the petitioner is having criminal antecedent of four cases.
6. Having heard learned counsel for the parties and considering the facts and circumstances of the case, this Court is inclined to enlarge the petitioner on bail. The above named petitioner is directed to be enlarged on bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs. 10,000/- (Rs. ten thousand only) with two sureties
Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.14704 of 2026(2) dt.25-02-2026 3/3 of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the learned Chief Judicial Magistrate, Vaishali in connection with Hajipur Sadar P.S. Case No. 597 of 2024 with the condition that petitioner shall cooperate in the trial.
(Ashok Kumar Pandey, J) lata/- U T