Suraj Paswan @ Suraj Kumar @ Suraj Kumar Paswan v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.71826 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-156 Year-2024 Thana- BANMANKHI District- Purnia ====================================================== Suraj Paswan @ Suraj Kumar @ Suraj Kumar Paswan Son of Sri Rabindra Paswan @ Ravindar Paswan Resident of Village- Haripur Madi, Ward no. 8, Ps- Banmankhi, Dist- Purnea ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr. Amit Kumar Anand For the Opposite Party/s :

Mrs. Sharda Kumari ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE CHANDRA PRAKASH SINGH ORAL ORDER 28-11-2025 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned A.P.P for the State.

2. The petitioner has preferred this application for grant of regular bail in connection with Banmankhi P.S. Case No. 156/2024 dated 24.04.2024 registered for the offence punishable u/s 302 and 201 read with Section 34 of the Indian Penal Code.

3. As per the prosecution case, the petitioner and the co-accused persons are alleged to have committed murder of Nisha Kumari and they also tried to burn the corpse but they cremated her dead body.

4. Learned counsel for the petitioner has submitted that the petitioner is innocent and has falsely been implicated in

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.71826 of 2025(2) dt.28-11-2025 2/3 this case. Nothing has been recovered from the conscious possession of the petitioner. There is general and omnibus allegation against the petitioner who is husband of the deceased. The petitioner neither demanded any dowry nor tortured the deceased. It is submitted that the deceased was not subjected to torture and cruelty soon before her death for or in connection with demand of dowry. The petitioner has clean antecedent as stated in para 3 of the bail petition. The petitioner is in custody since 25.06.2024.

5. Learned A.P.P. for the State has vehemently opposed the bail petition of the petitioner. Earlier the regular bail of the petitioner was rejected by this court vide order dated 03.03.2025 passed in Cr. Misc. No. 4321/2025.

6. Considering the aforesaid facts and circumstances of the case as well as the period of custody, the petitioner abovenamed, is directed to be enlarged on bail on furnishing bail-bond of Rs.20,000/- (Rupees Twenty Thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned Court concerned, Purnia in connection with Banmankhi P.S. Case No. 156/2024, with the condition:- (i). The petitioner is directed to remain physically present before the learned Court below on each and every date,

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.71826 of 2025(2) dt.28-11-2025 3/3 failing which on two consecutive dates without reasonable cause, the bail bonds of the petitioner is liable to be cancelled.

7. The application stands allowed.

(Chandra Prakash Singh, J) atul/- U T