Raj Kumar @ Butta Paswan @ Raj Kumar Paswan @ Buta v. The State Of Bihar
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.29217 of 2026 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-43 Year-2025 Thana- VISHNUPAD District- Gaya ====================================================== Raj Kumar @ Butta Paswan @ Raj Kumar Paswan @ Buta, aged about 25 years (Male) Son of Ashok Paswan, Resident of Mohalla - Bageshwari Mandir, Near Kali Mandir, P.S. - Delha, District - Gaya(Bihar). ... ... Petitioner/s
Versus
The State of Bihar ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :
For the Petitioner/s :
Mr. Abhay Kumar Singh, Advocate Mr. Akash Kumar Mishra, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s :
Mr. Nitya Nand Tiwary, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE RAMESH CHAND MALVIYA ORAL ORDER 19-06-2026 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned APP for the State.
2. The petitioner is in custody in a case registered for the offence punishable under Sections 126(2), 115(2), 352 and 326(g) of the BNS, 2023.
3. Earlier the prayer for bail of this petitioner was rejected by this Court passed in Cr. Misc. No.61710 of 2025 vide order dated 10.12.2025 with an observation that he may renew his prayer for bail before the trial Court after completing one year in custody.
4. As per allegation in the FIR, petitioner entered in the house of the informant and started demanding money and
Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.29217 of 2026(3) dt.19-06-2026 2/3 jewellery and upon refusal, the petitioner became physically violent and set the house at fire by igniting cylinder kept at her house, due to which, informant suffered severe burn injuries.
5. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that petitioner has falsely been implicated in this case due to ulteror motive and dirty village politics. Petitioner is in custody since 22.03.2025 and he has completed one year in custody. Petitioner has got clean antecedent as stated in para-3 of the petition.
6. Learned APP for the State opposes the prayer for regular bail of the petitioner.
7. In view of the aforesaid submissions as well as the fact that petitioner is languishing in jail custody for more than one year in custody, so let the above named petitioner be released on bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs.10,000/- (ten thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned Additional District & Sessions Judge-IV, Gayajee/concerned Court in connection with Sessions Trial No.314 of 2026(S.J) arising out of Vishnupad P.S. Case No. 43 of 2025 with three following conditions:- (i) One of the bailors will be a close relative of the petitioner.
(ii) The petitioner will remain present on each and
Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.29217 of 2026(3) dt.19-06-2026 3/3 every date fixed by the court below, if so required by the learned trial Court.
(iii) In case of non-appearance of the petitioner on single date or in violation of the terms of the bail, the bail bond of the petitioner will be liable to be cancelled by the Court concerned.
(Ramesh Chand Malviya, J) Brajesh Kumar/- U T