Rajan Kumar @ Rajan Paswan v. The State Of Bihar
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.60350 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-122 Year-2025 Thana- BYPASS District- Patna ====================================================== 1.
Rajan Kumar @ Rajan Paswan S/O Lal Bahadur Paswan Resident of Village - Marcha, P.S. - Bypass, District - Patna 2.
Rahul Kumar S/O Pappu Paswan Resident of Village - Marcha, P.S. - Bypass, District - Patna 3.
Kaushal Kumar S/O Naresh Paswan Resident of Village - Marcha, P.S. - Bypass, District - Patna 4.
Mukul Kumar S/O Pappu Paswan Resident of Village - Marcha, P.S. - Bypass, District - Patna ... ... Petitioner/s
Versus
The State of Bihar ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :
For the Petitioner/s :
Mr. Shyamal Prakash, Adv.
For the Opposite Party/s :
Md. Nazir Ansari, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SATYAVRAT VERMA ORAL ORDER 16-09-2025
1. Heard learned counsel for the petitioners and learned A.P.P. for the State.
2. The petitioners apprehend their arrest in a case registered for the offences punishable under Sections 191(1), 191(2), 126(2), 115(2), 109, 125, 132, 352, 351(2) and 351(3) of the BNS, 2023.
3. Learned counsel for the petitioners submits that petitioners have antecedent of one case and the informant alleges that he along with the police force had gone to inspect the site for Holika Dahan, when accused persons 32 in number
Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.60350 of 2025(2) dt.16-09-2025 2/3 came and attacked the force and pelted stone causing injury to police officials.
4. Learned counsel for the petitioners submits that petitioners have been falsely implicated in the instant case by the informant. It is next submitted that petitioners reside near the place of occurrence, as such, when ruckus was created they also came out of their house to witness the occurrence and thus came to be implicated. It is next submitted that no specific allegation is alleged against the petitioners rather the allegation of pelting stone and assaulting the force is general and omnibus in nature.
5. Learned A.P.P. for the State opposes the prayer for anticipatory bail of the petitioners and submits that petitioners have antecedent of one case and in the event if the privilege of anticipatory bail is granted to the petitioners, the petitioners may abscond, on which the learned counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioners submits that petitioners will not abscond rather will cooperate in the investigation to prove their innocence.
6. Considering the submissions made by the learned counsel for the petitioners, the petitioners above-named, in the event of their arrest or surrender before the learned trial court within a period of six weeks from today, be released on
Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.60350 of 2025(2) dt.16-09-2025 3/3 anticipatory bail on furnishing bail bonds of Rs. 25,000/- (Rupees Twenty Five Thousand) each with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the learned trial court where the case is pending/successor court in connection with Bypass P.S. Case No. 122 of 2025 subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 482 (2) of the BNSS.
7. However, it is made clear that in the event if the Investigating Officer of the case files an application before the learned Trial Court bringing to its notice that petitioners despite giving assurance to this Court are not co-operating in the investigation, in that event the learned Trial Court shall be at liberty to cancel the bail bonds of the petitioners.
8. Let a copy of this order be sent to the concerned police station through the learned Trial Court.
9. Accordingly, the instant anticipatory bail application stands allowed.
(Satyavrat Verma, J) Rishabh/- U T