Dina Paswan @ Dinanath Paswan v. The State Of Bihar
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.25030 of 2026 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-433 Year-2025 Thana- HAJIPUR SADAR District- Vaishali ====================================================== Dina Paswan @ Dinanath Paswan Son of Late Jagdish Paswan Resident of Village- Panapur Langa, P.S.- Hajipur Sadar, District- Vaishali, State- Bihar ... ... Petitioner
Versus
The State of Bihar ... ... Opposite Party ====================================================== Appearance :
For the Petitioner :
Mr. Abhishek Kumar, Adv.
:
Mr. Hemant Ray, Adv.
For the Opposite Party :
Mr. Uday Chand Prasad, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE CHANDRA SHEKHAR JHA ORAL ORDER 15-07-2026 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned Additional Public Prosecutor for the State.
2. The accused/petitioner seeks bail in connection with Hajipur Sadar P.S. Case No.433 of 2025 registered for the offences punishable under Sections 126(2), 115(2), 103(1) and 3(5) of Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 (for short 'B.N.S.').
3. The accused/petitioner is named in the FIR and is in custody since 30.01.2026.
4. As per FIR, the murder of son of informant was committed by his in-laws family members.
5. It is submitted by learned counsel for the petitioner that informant is not the eye witness of the
Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.25030 of 2026(5) dt.15-07-2026 2/3 occurrence and merely on the basis of suspicion, the petitioner who is brother-in-law of the deceased was implicated with the present crime in question. It is submitted that several witnesses during investigation stated that the deceased son of the informant was habitual to take alcohol and under the influence of alcohol he received head injury due to which he died. It is submitted that during investigation the statement of wife of deceased was recorded which suggest that this petitioner on one occasion soon before the occurrence assaulted the deceased son of informant by slapping him, which is not of such nature which may cause a lacerated wound of 1⁄2" x 1⁄2" x 1⁄4" on his head. It is submitted that except this much evidence nothing incriminating appears available against this petitioner and merely on the basis of suspicion that he is brother-in-law, he was arrested in this case. Petitioner claimed clean antecedent.
6. While concluding argument, it is submitted that investigation of this case is already completed, for which, charge-sheet has been submitted and, as such, there is no chance of tampering with the evidence.
7. Learned APP opposed the prayer for grant of bail
Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.25030 of 2026(5) dt.15-07-2026 3/3 to the petitioner.
8. In view of aforesaid factual submissions and by taking note of fact as prima facie save and except suspicion arising out of relations, nothing appears incriminating against this petitioner as to cause fatal head injuries as discussed aforesaid coupled with the fact that investigation of this case is already completed, where petitioner, who is a man of clean antecedent remains in custody since 30.01.2026, accordingly, the petitioner, above-named, is directed to be released on bail furnishing bail bond of Rs.10,000/- (Rupees Ten Thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the learned Chief Judicial Magistrate Vaishali at Hajipur, in connection with Hajipur Sadar P.S. Case No.433 of 2025, subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 480(3) of the Bharatiya Nagrik Suraksha Sanhita (for short 'BNSS') (Chandra Shekhar Jha, J.) Aniket/- U T