Awnish Kumar @ Avanish Kumar @ Lalan Paswan v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.21181 of 2026 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-162 Year-2025 Thana- PUNAURA District- Sitamarhi ====================================================== 1.

Awnish Kumar @ Avanish Kumar @ Lalan Paswan S/o Late Vishwanath Paswan Resident of Village- Raghopur @ Raghopur Bakhari, P.S.- Punaura, Dist.- Sitamarhi 2.

Vishal Kumar S/o Late Vishwanath Paswan Resident of Village- Raghopur @ Raghopur Bakhari, P.S.- Punaura, Dist.- Sitamarhi ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr. Santosh Kumar, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr. Ram Naresh Ray, A.P.P.

====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE PRABHAT KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER 05-05-2026 Heard learned counsel for the petitioners and the State.

2. Petitioners apprehend arrest in a case registered for the offences punishable under Sections 109, 103, 61(2), 3(5) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita.

3. As per F.I.R., petitioner no. 2 along with coaccused Lalan Paswan is alleged to have tied the legs of Vaidyanath Paswan whereas, co-accused Rajiv Kumar gave knife blow on his head. It is further alleged that co-accused Subodh Paswan killed the brother of informant by strangulation.

4. Learned counsel for the petitioners submits that petitioners are innocent and have committed no offence.

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.21181 of 2026(2) dt.05-05-2026 2/2 Petitioners have falsely been implicated in this case due to village politics. Petitioner no. 2 is only alleged to have tied legs of Vaidyanath Paswan and there is absolutely no allegation of any overt act against petitioner no. 1. Specific accusation of assault is against other accused persons. Petitioners claim clean antecedent.

5. Learned A.P.P. for the State vehemently opposed the bail application.

6. 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 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 learned Judicial Magistrate, 1st Class, Sitamarhi in connection with Punaura P. S. Case No. 162 of 2025, subject to condition as laid down under Section 482(2) of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita. (Prabhat Kumar Singh, J) Navya/- U T