Anil Paswan v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.47953 of 2026 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-191 Year-2026 Thana- HARNAUT District- Nalanda ====================================================== Anil Paswan S/O Devendra Paswan R/O Village- Hasanchak, P.S- Harnaut, District- Nalanda.

... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr. Gautam, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr. Uday Chand Prasad, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE RANJAN KUMAR JHA ORAL ORDER 24-07-2026 Heard learned counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioner and learned Additional Public Prosecutor appearing on behalf of the State.

2. The petitioner is apprehending his arrest in connection with Harnaut P.S. Case No. 191 of 2026 registered for the offences punishable under Sections 329(3), 329(4), 126(2), 127(2), 115(2), 118, 447, 448, 323, 341, 342, 325, 326, 307, 379, 504, 34 of I.P.C.

3. The allegation against the petitioner is that he assaulted the informant with an iron rod on his head. It is further alleged that he abused the informant's side and snatched the locket and gold ornaments belonging to Renu Devi.

4. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner and the informant are agnates and their houses are situated adjacent to each other. It is further submitted that some construction work was going on in the petitioner's house, and

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.47953 of 2026(2) dt.24-07-2026 2/2 the FIR contains an exaggerated version of the alleged occurrence. Learned counsel further submits that the impugned order itself reflects that the injuries sustained are simple in nature. It is also submitted that the petitioner is a man of clean antecedent.

5. Learned APP appearing for the State has vehemently opposed the prayer for anticipatory bail.

6. Having considered the rival submissions advanced on behalf of the parties, particularly the nature of the injuries, the clean antecedent of the petitioner, and the fact that the petitioner and the informant are agnates, let the petitioner named above be released on anticipatory bail, in the event of his arrest or surrender before the Court below within a period of four weeks from today, on furnishing bail bond of Rs. 10,000/- (Rupees Ten Thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each of the satisfaction of learned ACJM-I at Biharsharif, Nalanda/concerned court, in connection with Harnaut P.S. Case No. 191 of 2026, subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 482(2) of the BNSS.

(Ranjan Kumar Jha, J) rishabh/- U T