Patna High CourtCR. MISC./30635/2026bail granted

Lalan Kumar @ Lalan Paswan v. The State Of Bihar

2026-05-06Mr. Justice Rajesh Kumar Verma4 pages

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No. 30573 of 2026 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-875 Year-2025 Thana- HAJIPUR SADAR District- Vaishali ====================================================== Chhotu Kumar @ Chotu Kumar S/o Indradev Paswan R/o Village / Town - Asadharpur, P.S.- Hajipur Sadar, District - Vaishali ... ... Petitioner/s

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The State of Bihar ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== with CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No. 30635 of 2026 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-875 Year-2025 Thana- HAJIPUR SADAR District- Vaishali ====================================================== Lalan Kumar @ Lalan Paswan S/O Chandeshwar Paswan Resident of villageBedauliya, P.s.- Kazipur, District- Vaishali ... ... Petitioner/s

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

(In CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No. 30573 of 2026) For the Petitioner/s :

Mr. Aniket Singh, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr. Md. Ataur Rahman, APP (In CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No. 30635 of 2026) For the Petitioner/s :

Mr. Dilip Kumar Roy, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s :

Ms. Sangeeta Sharma, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE RAJESH KUMAR VERMA ORAL ORDER 06-05-2026 Heard learned counsel for the petitioners as well as learned Additional Public Prosecutor for the State.

2. Petitioners seeks bail in connection with Hajipur Sadar P.S. Case No. 875 of 2025, F.I.R. dated 21.11.2025 for the offences punishable under Sections 309(4) and 317(2) of the Bharatiya Nyay Sanhita, 2023.

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3. According to the prosecution case, the informant alleged that on 20.11.2025, two unknown miscreants entered her house and looted ornaments and other valuable articles by brandishing deadly weapons at the informant.

4. Learned counsel for the petitioners submits that petitioners are innocent and they have falsely been implicated in the present case. It appears from the FIR that FIR is instituted against unknown persons and implication of the petitioners is based on alleged self-confessional statement of the petitioner, namely, Chhotu Kumar @ Chotu Kumar and thereafter the said Chhotu Kumar had confessed his guilt in the present occurrence and stated that another petitioner, namely, Lalan Kumar @ Lalan Paswan also accompanied him in the alleged occurrence and except the aforesaid, no other cogent material has come during investigation which suggest the involvement of the petitioner in the present occurrence. He next submits that although some articles have been recovered from the house of the petitioner, namely, Chhotu Kumar but till date no TIP has been conducted by the prosecution. The police after investigation submitted charge-sheet against the petititoners and the petitioner, namely, Chhotu Kumar @ Chotu Kumar is in custody since 02.12.2025 and another petitioner, namely, Lalan

3/4 Kumar @ Lalan Paswan in custody since 01.12.2025.

5. The learned Additional Public Prosecutor has vehemently opposed the prayer for bail of the petitioners.

6. Considering the aforesaid facts and circumstances, let the petitioners, above named, 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 the learned Additional District and Sessions Judge-VIII, Vaishali, Hajipur in connection with Hajipur Sadar P.S. Case No. 875 of 2025, subject to the following conditions:- i. Petitioners shall co-operate in the trial and shall be properly represented on each and every date fixed by the court and shall remain physically present as directed by the court and on their absence on two consecutive dates without sufficient reason, their bail bond shall be cancelled by the Court below. ii. If the petitioners tamper with the evidence or the witnesses, in that case, the prosecution will be at liberty to move for cancellation of bail.

iii. And further condition that the court below shall verify the criminal antecedent of the petitioners and in case at any stage it is found that the petitioners have concealed their criminal antecedents, the court below shall take step for

4/4 cancellation of bail bond of the petitioners. However, the acceptance of bail bonds in terms of the above-mentioned order shall not be delayed for purpose of or in the name of verification.

(Rajesh Kumar Verma, J) Suruchi/- U T