Devendra Paswan v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.24866 of 2026 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-574 Year-2025 Thana- HILSA District- Nalanda ====================================================== Devendra Paswan S/o Late Indradeo Paswan R/o Village - Trilokgola, P.S. - Hilsa, Dist. - Nalanda.

... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr. Manendra Kumar Sinha For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr. Ahmad Ali ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE JUSTICE SMT. SONI SHRIVASTAVA ORAL ORDER 30-04-2026 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned Additional Public Prosecutor for the State.

2. The petitioner is apprehending his arrest in a case registered for the offence punishable under Sections 137(2), 352, 3(5) of the B.N.S.

3. As per FIR, daughter of the informant was kidnapped by the son of the petitioner.

4. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the present case arises out of a love relationship between the victim and the petitioner's son Sujit Paswan. It would appear from the First Information Report itself that the main suspicion is against Sujit Paswan and the petitioner has only been made an accused on account of the fact that he happens to be the father and has indulged in some verbal altercation with the informant. It is further submitted that the victim and the petitioner's son are

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.24866 of 2026(2) dt.30-04-2026 2/2 now staying together.

5. Learned APP for the State has opposed the application for anticipatory bail.

6. Taking into consideration the facts and circumstances and also considering the fact that the allegation at best would feature only against the petitioner's son and that too arises out of a love relationship, let the above named petitioner in the event of his arrest or surrender before the learned Court below within a period of four weeks from today, be enlarged on bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs.10,000/- (Rupees Ten Thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the learned court below where the case is pending/successor court in connection with Hilsa P.S. Case No. 574 of 2025, subject to the condition as laid down under Section 438 (2) of the Cr.P.C./482(2) of the B.N.S.S. (Soni Shrivastava, J) devendra/- U T