Patna High CourtCR. MISC./24802/2026bail rejected

Awadh Kishore Paswan @ Avadh Ku. Paswan v. The State Of Bihar

2026-05-06Mr. Justice Prabhat Kumar Singh2 pages

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.24802 of 2026 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-315 Year-2023 Thana- SUPPI District- Sitamarhi ====================================================== Awadh Kishore Paswan @ Avadh Ku. Paswan S/o Ram Chandra Paswan R/o Village - Simardah Kala, Ward No. 14, P.S - Suppi, District - Sitamarhi ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner :

Mr. Jagjit Roshan, Advocate For the State :

Mr. Zainul Abedin, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE PRABHAT KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER 06-05-2026 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned A.P.P. for the State.

2. The petitioner seeks bail in a case registered for the offence punishable under Sections 341, 323, 324, 302, 504 and 34 of the Indian Penal Code.

3. Earlier, the prayer for grant of the petitioner was rejected vide order dated 06.09.2024 passed in Cr. Misc. No. 48161 of 2024.

4. It is submitted by learned counsel for the petitioner that petitioner is quite innocent and has committed no offence. Petitioner has falsely been implicated in this case due to village politics. Allegation of assault is general and omnibus and no specific accusation of overt act has been alleged against this petitioner. Moreover, charge-sheet has already been submitted

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.24802 of 2026(2) dt.06-05-2026 2/2 and petitioner, having no criminal antecedents, is in custody since 17.03.2024.

5. On the other hand, learned A.P.P. for the State and learned counsel for the informant have vehemently opposed the prayer for grant of bail to the petitioner and submitted that petitioner is named in the F.I.R. and there is specific accusation that he, along with other co-accused persons, committed murder of grandson of informant.

6. Considering the facts and circumstances of the case, specific and direct nature of accusation and fact that petitioner is one of the assailant of the deceased, the prayer for grant bail of to the petitioner is rejected.

7. However, considering the fact that petitioner is in custody since 17.03.2024, the learned trial court is directed to expedite the trial and conclude the same, preferably within a period of one year from the date of receipt/production of a copy of this order.

(Prabhat Kumar Singh, J) shashank/- U T