Pujari Paswan @ Pujeri Paswan v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.33308 of 2026 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-165 Year-2025 Thana- ATHMALGOLA District- Patna ====================================================== 1 .

Pujari Paswan @ Pujeri Paswan S/O Lalan Paswan R/O Vill.- Sundarnagar, P.S- Athmalgola, District- Patna.

2.

Kunal Paswan S/O Lalan Paswan R/O Vill.- Sundarnagar, P.S- Athmalgola, District- Patna.

... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr. Suraj Kumar Tiwari , Advocate For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr. Harendra Prasad , APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE PRABHAT KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER 15-05-2026 Heard learned counsel for the petitioners and learned A.P.P. for the State .

2. Petitioners seek regular bail for the offences punishable under Sections 126(2), 115(2), 109(1), 324(4), 352, 351(2), 3(5), 74 of Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 . 3 . As per prosecution case, these petitioners along with other co-accused persons came to the house of the informant and started abusing and when informant opposed, accused persons started assaulting her. When father-in-law of the informant came to her rescue, then co-accused Sanni Paswan assaulted him on his head with iron rod, causing fracture and he fell down. The father-in-law of the informant was further

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.33308 of 2026(2) dt.15-05-2026 2/3 assaulted by co-accused persons by means of danda and iron rod. It is further alleged that accused persons also assalted the son of agnate of the informant and also damaged the vehicle of the informant parked in the premises. The father-in-law of the informant succumbed to injuries.

4. Learned counsel for the petitioners submit that petitioners are innocent and have committed no offence as alleged. Specific accusation is against other co-accused persons. Allegation is general and omnibus against these petitioners. No specific overt act is alleged against him. Moreover, co-accused Pappu Paswan having similar and identical allegations has already been granted bail by this Hon'ble Court vide order dated 18.11.2025 in Cr. Misc. No. 54929 of 2025 . Petitioners are in custody since 03.01.2026 . Chargesheet has already been submitted.

5 . Learned A.P.P. for the State opposes the bail application of the petitioner.

6. Considering the aforesaid facts and circumstances of the case and period of custody , the bail application is allowed. Let the above named petitioners be released on bail on furnishing bail-bond of Rs. 10,000/- (ten thousand) each with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.33308 of 2026(2) dt.15-05-2026 3/3 learned Sub Divisional Judicial Magistrate, Barh, Patna/court concerned in connection with Athmalgola P.S. Case No. 165 of 2025 .

(Prabhat Kumar Singh, J) Koushik/- U T