Ramji Paswan v. The State Of Bihar
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.25551 of 2026 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-169 Year-2025 Thana- FESHAR District- Aurangabad ====================================================== 1.
Ramji Paswan S/o Late Durjan Paswan R/o vill - Ibrahimpur, P.S.- Fesar, Distt.- Aurangabad, Bihar 2.
Ramashish Paswan @ Ramashish Ram S/o Late Tufani Paswan R/o vill - Ibrahimpur, P.S.- Fesar, Distt.- Aurangabad, Bihar 3.
Anuj Kumar @ Anuj Ram S/o Ramji Ram R/o vill - Ibrahimpur, P.S.- Fesar, Distt.- Aurangabad, Bihar 4.
Ramji Ram S/o Late Mahadev Ram R/o vill - Ibrahimpur, P.S.- Fesar, Distt.- Aurangabad, Bihar 5.
Anil Ram S/o Ramji Ram R/o vill - Ibrahimpur, P.S.- Fesar, Distt.- Aurangabad, Bihar ... ... Petitioner/s
Versus
The State of Bihar ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :
For the Petitioner/s :
Mr. Aman Vishal, Adv.
For the Opposite Party/s :
Mr. Surendra Prasad Singh, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE AJIT KUMAR ORAL ORDER 22-04-2026 At the outset, counsel for the petitioners seeks permission to withdraw this anticipatory bail application as against the petitioner nos. 3 & 5, who are said to have been taken into judicial custody.
2. Permission is accorded.
3. Accordingly, the instant anticipatory bail petition stands dismissed as withdrawn as against the petitioner nos. 3 & 5 and now, this anticipatory bail petition is being considered only in respect of petitioner nos. 1, 2 & 4 respectively.
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4. Heard learned counsel for the petitioners and learned APP for the State.
5. The petitioner nos. 1, 2 & 4 are apprehending their arrest in connection with Phesar P.S. Case No. 169 of 2025, dated 26.12.2025, registered for the offence punishable under Sections 115(2), 117(2), 308(2), 308(3), 109, 126(2), 351(2), 352, 191(2), 190 of the Bhartiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023.
6. As per prosecution case, on 16.12.2025 at about 11:00 AM, while the Informant was ploughing his field, the named accused persons, armed with lathi and other weapons, surrounded him, demanded rupees 5 lakhs annually as extortion, and, upon his objection, they assaulted him, causing injuries, and fled away after threatening him.
7. Learned counsel for the petitioners submits that the allegation of overt act is against the petitioner no.5, who has already been taken into custody and the allegation levelled against the petitioner nos. 1, 2 & 4 are general and omnibus in nature. It is next submitted that petitioner no.1 has one criminal antecedent, petitioner no.2 has three antecedents whereas petitioner no.4 has two criminal antecedents, as has been stated in Para-3 of the instant anticipatory bail petition.
8. On the other hand, the learned APP for the State has
3/4 opposed the prayer for bail of the petitioners.
9. Having heard learned counsel for the parties and considering that the fact that the specific allegation of overt act is against the petitioner no.5, who has already been taken into custody and the allegation leveled against the petitioner nos. 1, 2 & 4 are general and omnibus in nature, let the petitioner nos. 1, 2 & 4, above named, be released on bail, in the event of their arrest or surrender before the learned Court below within a period of four weeks from today, on furnishing bail bond of Rs. 10,000/- (Rupees Ten Thousand) each with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the learned Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate-VII, Aurangabad (Bihar) in connection with Phesar P.S. Case No. 169 of 2025, subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 482(2) of the B.N.S.S.
4/4 (iii) the petitioner(s) shall in no way try to induce or promise or threat the witnesses or tamper with the evidences, failing which the State shall be at liberty to take steps for cancellation of the bail bonds;
(iv) the petitioner(s) shall desist from committing any criminal offence again, failing which the State shall be at liberty to take steps for cancellation of their bail bonds. (Ajit Kumar, J) rishi/- U T