Ghanshyam Paswan @ Ghanshyam Kumar v. The State Of Bihar
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.12901 of 2026 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-159 Year-2025 Thana- BELCHHI District- Patna ====================================================== Raju Noniya @ Aarsi Chauhan @ R. C. Chauhan Son of Ganesh Noniya Resident of Village - Korari, P.S. - Belchhi, District - Patna. ... ... Petitioner/s
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The State of Bihar ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== with CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No. 19055 of 2026 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-159 Year-2025 Thana- BELCHHI District- Patna ====================================================== Ghanshyam Paswan @ Ghanshyam Kumar Son of Ram Pravesh Paswan Resident of Village- Korari, P.S.- Belchhi, District- Patna ... ... Petitioner/s
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The State of Bihar ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :
(In CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No. 12901 of 2026) For the Petitioner/s :
Mr. Ranjeet Kumar Pandey, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s :
Mr. Nand Kumar, A.P.P.
(In CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No. 19055 of 2026) For the Petitioner/s :
Mr. Ranjeet Kumar Pandey, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s :
Mr. Raj Ballabh Singh, A.P.P.
====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE PRABHAT KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER 09-04-2026 Both the above mentioned cases are being disposed of by a common order.
2. Heard learned counsel for the petitioners and the State.
3. Petitioners apprehend arrest in a case registered for the offences punishable under Sections 103(2), 3(5) of the
Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.12901 of 2026(2) dt.09-04-2026 2/3 Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita.
4. Prosecution case, in brief, as per written report of informant Mohan Kumar is that, on 8/9/2025 at 06:00 AM, he found that his brother Vipin Kumar had been murdered in his new house. He suspects that these petitioners along with other accused persons have killed his brother with a sharp knife, due to enmity.
5. Learned counsel for the petitioners submits that informant is not an eye-witness to the occurrence and has not disclosed the source of information as to how he came to know that petitioners and other co-accused have killed his brother. During investigation, none of the witnesses have claimed to have seen these petitioners committing the alleged offence. Similarly situated co-accused has already been allowed bail by this Court vide order passed in Cr.Misc.No. 8363/2026. Petitioners claim clean antecedent.
6. Learned A.P.P. for the State vehemently opposed the bail application.
7. Considering the nature of accusation and other facts and circumstances of the case, this anticipatory bail is allowed and it is ordered that let the above named petitioners in the event of their arrest/surrender before the court below within a period
Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.12901 of 2026(2) dt.09-04-2026 3/3 of eight weeks from today, be enlarged on bail on furnishing bail-bond of Rs. 10,000/- (ten thousand) each with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of Sub Divisional Judicial Magistrate, Barh in connection with Belchhi P.S. Case No. 159 of 2025, subject to condition as laid down under Section 482(2) of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023.
(Prabhat Kumar Singh, J) Navya/- U T