Soni Paswan v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.42215 of 2026 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-33 Year-2025 Thana- MANIYARI District- Muzaffarpur ====================================================== Soni Paswan S/O Badri Paswan @ Late Badri Paswan R/O Village- Nirpur, P.S- Maniyari, District- Muzaffarpur.

... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Ms. Eashita Raj, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr. Sanjay Kumar Singh, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ASHOK KUMAR PANDEY ORAL ORDER 30-06-2026 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned APP for the State.

2. The petitioner has prayed for bail in connection with Maniyari P.S. Case No.33 of 2025 registered for the offence punishable under Sections 103(2), 351(2) and 3(5) of the BNS.

3. The case of the prosecution, in short, is that the petitioner has taken Rupees Two Lakh and jewellery on the pretext of transferring land. There had been panchayati but the matter could not be conciliated. The son-in-law of the informant lives outside for his livelihood. It is alleged that the petitioner along with others have killed the daughter of the informant.

4. Learned counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioner has submitted that from perusal of the FIR it is clear

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.42215 of 2026(2) dt.30-06-2026 2/3 that the petitioner and other accused persons are not the in-laws rather they are neighbours of the deceased. It has further been submitted that from perusal of the post-mortem report it will transpire that the doctor conducting autopsy of the deceased has found only ligature mark on the person of the deceased and has opined that the deceased died due to asphyxia due to antemortem hanging. Learned counsel for the petitioner has further submitted that during course of investigation it has also come that the deceased was having illicit relationship with the petitioner and that as the husband of the deceased came to know about the illicit relationship, she has committed suicide.

Learned counsel has further submitted that from perusal of the order of the learned trial court it will transpire that the learned trial court has considered this to be a case of inducement, seduction, sexual exploitation, cheating, blackmail, extortion and mental torture leading to suicide by the deceased but the fact is that the deceased has died in her matrimonial home despite that none of the in-laws are made accused and to save the in-laws, the petitioner and others have been framed in this case. There may be angle of illicit relationship with the petitioner but ultimately the deceased has committed suicide.

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.42215 of 2026(2) dt.30-06-2026 3/3 judicial custody since 09.02.2026.

5. The application for bail is opposed by learned APP for the State.

6. Having heard learned counsel for the parties and considering the facts and circumstances of the case, this Court is inclined to enlarge the petitioner on bail. The above named petitioner is directed to be enlarged on bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs. 10,000/- (Rs. ten thousand only) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the court of learned ACJM-VIII (West), Muzaffarpur in connection with Maniyari P.S. Case No.33 of 2025.

(Ashok Kumar Pandey, J) durgesh/- U T