Dharmendra Paswan @ Dharmendar Paswan v. The State Of Bihar
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.56661 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-85 Year-2025 Thana- KHAGARIA District- Khagaria ====================================================== Dharmendra Paswan @ Dharmendar Paswan S/o Suresh Paswan R/o VillageRani Sakarpura, P.S.- Bakhri, Dist.- Begusarai ... ... Petitioner
Versus
The State of Bihar ... ... Opposite Party ====================================================== Appearance :
For the Petitioner/s :
Mr.Shubhesh Pandey, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s :
Mr.Md. Matloob Rab, A.P.P.
====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE PRABHAT KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER 04-12-2025 Heard learned counsel for the parties.
2. Petitioner seeks regular bail in a case registered for the offence punishable under sections 126(2), 308(4), 103(1) and 3(5) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 and sections 25(1-B)(a), 26 and 35 of the Arms Act.
3. As per prosecution case, petitioner is named in the FIR with allegation that he along with other accused persons shot Shankar Lal who died on the spot.
4. Learned counsel appearing for the petitioner submits that informant is not an eye witness to the occurrence and he has not disclosed source of information as to how he could come to know about involvement of the petitioner in the alleged offence. During investigation, co-accused Raju Paswan has confessed that he as well as co-accused Md. Mansoor fired shots on the deceased. This co-accused has not made any
Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.56661 of 2025(4) dt.04-12-2025 2/2 allegation of firing against this petitioner. Charge sheet has already been filed. Petitioner is in custody since 13.3.2025.
5. Learned counsel for the State and the informant oppose the prayer for bail.
6. Considering the nature of accusation, materials collected during investigation and period of custody of the petitioner, his prayer for regular bail is allowed. Let the petitioner, mentioned above, be enlarged on bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs.10,000/- (ten thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of Chief Judicial Magistrate, Khagria in Khagaria Police Station Case No. 85 of 2025. (Prabhat Kumar Singh, J) shashi/- U T