Indrajeet Paswan v. The State Of Bihar
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.36337 of 2026 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-272 Year-2025 Thana- DANIYAWAN District- Patna ====================================================== 1.
Indrajeet Paswan S/o Dinesh Paswan Resident of Village - Khapara, P.S.- Nagarnausa, District - Nalanda 2.
Nandan Paswan S/o Mahesi Paswan Resident of Village - Khapara, P.S.- Nagarnausa, District - Nalanda 3.
Dinesh Paswan S/o Sakaldeep Paswan Resident of Village - Khapara, P.S.- Nagarnausa, District - Nalanda 4.
Karu Paswan S/o Sakaldeep Paswan Resident of Village - Khapara, P.S.- Nagarnausa, District - Nalanda 5.
Meghan Paswan S/o Radheshyam Paswan Resident of Village - Khapara, P.S.- Nagarnausa, District - Nalanda ... ... Petitioner/s
Versus
The State of Bihar ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :
For the Petitioner/s :
Mr. Raj Shekhar, Adv.
For the Opposite Party/s :
Mrs. Veena Kumari Jaiswal, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE DR. ANSHUMAN ORAL ORDER 04-06-2026 The Court proceeding is being conducted through virtual mode.
2. Heard learned counsel for the petitioners and learned APP for the State.
3. The petitioners are apprehending arrest in connection with Daniyawan P.S. Case No. 272 of 2025 lodged on 23.12.2025, for the offence punishable under Sections 191(2), 126(2), 115(2), 118(1), 303(2), 117(2), 109, 352 &
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4. As per the prosecution, FIR has been lodged against eight named accused persons including the present petitioners. The allegation against the petitioners is that when the informant was returning from the field doing agricultural work, then all the named accused persons have surrounded and started abusing and assaulted the informant and his brother.
5. Learned counsel for the petitioners submit that the petitioners are innocent and have committed no offence. Counsel further submits that from the contents of the F.I.R., the dispute is very much clear i.e. due to Patwan in the agricultural land. Counsel submits the both parties are resident of the same village and during agricultural season, the dispute started over agricultural work between the parties. He submits that the injury report of the informant is annexed as Annexure-P/2 which shows that the injury is simple in nature. Counsel further submits that the petitioner nos. 1 and 2 have clean antecedent, whereas, the petitioner nos. 3 and 5 have one criminal antecedent each and the petitioner no.4 has two criminal antecedents. Counsel further submits that the specific allegation is against accused Bhagwan Das who was arrested and granted bail from the trial court itself.
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6. Learned APP for the State opposes the prayer for bail of the petitioners.
7. As such, in the present facts and circumstances of this case considering that there is general and omnibus allegation and the petitioner nos. 1 and 2 have clean antecedent, therefore, let the petitioner nos. 1 and 2 be released on bail, in the event of arrest or surrender before the Trial Court within a period of 4 weeks from today, on furnishing bail bond of Rs.30,000/- (Rupees Thirty Thousand) each as mentioned in Section 2(1)(d) of the B.N.S.S., 2023 to the satisfaction of Judicial Magistrate 1st Class, Patna City, in connection with Daniyawan P.S. Case No. 272 of 2025, subject to the conditions as laid down U/s 482(2) of the B.N.S.S., 2023.
8. So far as the petitioner nos. 3, 4 and 5 are concerned, this Court is not inclined to grant bail to them. Accordingly, the prayer for anticipatory bail of the petitioner nos. 3, 4 and 5 stands rejected.
9. Liberty is hereby granted to the petitioner nos. 3, 4 and 5 that if they surrender before the concerned Trial Court within a period of 4 weeks from today then in that case, the Trial Court is directed to pass order on their surrender-cum-bail application on the same day, without being prejudice that the
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(Dr. Anshuman, J) Divyansh/- U T