Rabindra Paswan v. The State Of Bihar
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.51543 of 2025 Arising out of PS. Case No.-58 Year-2024 Thana- JOGSAR District- Bhagalpur ====================================================== Rabindra Paswan S/o- Ganeshwar Paswan Moh- Water Works Dhar Road Near Water Tank Barari Ps- Barari Dist- Bhagalpur ... ... Petitioner/s
Versus
The State of Bihar ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :
For the Petitioner/s :
Mr. Amit Kumar Jha, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s:
Mr. Ganesh Prasad Singh, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SOURENDRA PANDEY ORAL ORDER 11-08-2025 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned Additional Public Prosecutor for the state.
2. The petitioner is apprehending his arrest in a case instituted for the offences under Sections 420, 420, 423, 467, 468, 471 and 120(B) of the Indian Penal Code. He has no criminal antecedent.
3. As per the allegations in the FIR, it has been stated that the original sale deed has been replaced by forged sale deed by the petitioner and others.
4. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner has falsely been implicated in this case as he happens to be the Sweeper in the Sub-Registry Office, Bhagalpur. It is further submitted by learned counsel for the petitioner that the petitioner has no concern with regard to upkeep of the sale deeds or any document of the Sub-registry Office and the other
Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.51543 of 2025(2) dt.11-08-2025 2/3 accused person who was in-charge of the record room from where the said sale deed is said to have been replaced by Sanjay Kumar has already been granted bail by a Co-ordinate Bench of this Court vide order dated 23.10.2025 passed in Cr. Misc. No. 69095 of 2024, the order of which has been brought on record by way of Annexure-P3. It is lastly submitted by learned counsel for the petitioner that the petitioner has clean antecedent.
5. Learned Additional Public Prosecutor for the State has vehemently opposed the prayer for bail of the petitioner.
6. Considering the aforesaid submission of learned counsel, the petitioner, above named, is directed to be released on anticipatory bail, in the event of 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 to the satisfaction of the learned Chief Judicial Magistrate/Concerned Court, Bhagapur in connection with Jogsar P.S. Case No. 58 of 2024, subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 438(2) of the Code of Criminal Procedure read with corresponding Section 482(2) of BNSS as well as subject to the following conditions:- (i) One of the bailors will be a close relative of the petitioner.
Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.51543 of 2025(2) dt.11-08-2025 3/3 (ii) The petitioner will remain present on each and every date fixed by the Court below, if so required by the learned Trial Court.
(iii) In case of absence on two consecutive dates or in violation of the terms of the bail, the bail bond of the petitioner will be liable to be canceled by the Court concerned.
(iv) And further condition that the court below shall verify the criminal antecedent of the petitioner and in case at any stage it is found that the petitioner has concealed his criminal antecedent, the court below shall take step for cancellation of bail bond of the petitioner. However, the acceptance of bail bonds in terms of the above-mentioned order shall not be delayed for purpose of the same or in the name of verification.
7. It is made clear that the observations, if any, made in this order, shall be of no bearing during the trial. Vikash/- (Sourendra Pandey, J) U T