Ranjit Paswan v. The State Of Bihar
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.55577 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-64 Year-2025 Thana- Mufassil District- Khagaria ====================================================== Ranjit Paswan S/o Jagan Paswan R/o Village - Akania Diyara, P.S - Muffasil, District - Khagaria ... ... Petitioner/s
Versus
The State of Bihar ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :
For the Petitioner/s :
Mr. Mritunjay Kumar, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s :
Mr. Sanjay Kumar Singh, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SUNIL DUTTA MISHRA ORAL ORDER 12-08-2025 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned APP for the State.
2. The petitioner seeks regular bail in connection with Khagaria Muffasil P.S. Case No.64 of 2025, G.R. No. 1236 of 2025, registered for the offences punishable under Sections 54, 103(1), 61(2) and 3(5) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita.
3. As per the prosecution case, on 02.05.2025, while the informant along with his brother, namely, Sanoj Yadav was going on motorcycle in search of labour to cut the maize plant and when they reached near Kurmitola Tikarampur Village Rahimpur, Distt. Khagaria, all the FIR named accused persons and 8 unknown persons armed with deadly weapons surrounded the informant and his brother. Co-accused Tapsi Yadav ordered his associates to kill Sanoj Yadav (brother of the informant) but
Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.55577 of 2025(2) dt.12-08-2025 2/3 somehow informant succeeded to flee away from the spot and reached his home and narrated the said incident to his family members. Thereafter, informant and his family members started searching Sanoj Yadav but they did not find him till night. On the next day i.e. 03.05.2025 at about 11:00 am, the motorcycle of Sanoj Yadav was found near the maize field of Amrendra Yadav and, thereafter, at about 1:00 pm, deadbody of Sanoj Yadav was found in Akania Bahiyar near Rahimpur Village. Informant alleged that all the accused persons committed murder of his brother by way of assaulting him with khanti, iron rod and tied his throat by rope.
4. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner is innocent and has been falsely implicated in this case. Nobody has seen the occurrence. There is delay of 3 days in lodging the First Information Report without any plausible explanation. There is general and omnibus allegation against the petitioner. It is further submitted that similarly situated coaccused, namely, Dhiren Yadav has been granted regular bail by learned Sessions Judge, Khagaria vide order dated 21.07.2025. The charge sheet has already been submitted against the petitioner. Petitioner is in custody since 05.05.2025. Petitioner has no criminal antecedent and he undertakes to cooperate in the
Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.55577 of 2025(2) dt.12-08-2025 3/3 trial. There is no chance of any tampering of the evidence or absconding the petitioner.
5. Learned APP for the State has opposed the prayer for regular bail of the petitioner.
6. Considering the facts and circumstances of the case and the submissions of learned counsel for the parties, let the petitioner, above named, be released on bail on furnishing bail bonds of Rs.10,000/- (Rupees Ten Thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned SubDivisional Judicial Magistrate, Khagaria in connection with Khagaria Muffasil P.S. Case No.64 of 2025, G.R. No. 1236 of 2025.
(Sunil Dutta Mishra, J) utkarsh/- U T