Pankaj Paswan @ Guddu Paswan v. The State Of Bihar
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.71632 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-41 Year-2024 Thana- KHIJARSARAI District- Gaya ====================================================== Pankaj Paswan @ Guddu Paswan Son of Jitendra Paswan R/o Village - Devgan Sadhu Nagar, P.S.-Khizersarai, District- Gaya. ... ... Petitioner/s
Versus
The State of Bihar ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :
For the Petitioner/s :
Mr. Prithivi Raj Singh, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s :
Mr. Ramchandra Sahni, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE RUDRA PRAKASH MISHRA ORAL ORDER 08-10-2025 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned APP for the State.
2. The petitioner seeks bail in connection with Khizersarai P.S. Case No. 41 of 2024, instituted for the offences punishable under Section 392 of the Indian Penal Code.
3. The prosecution case, in short, is that on the point of pistol unknown miscreants have looted Rs. 8,46,188/- from the Utkarsh Small Finance Bank, Baijnathpur Branch in which informant is a cashier.
4. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner is innocent and has falsely been implicated in the present case. No incriminating material has been recovered from
Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.71632 of 2025(2) dt.08-10-2025 2/3 the conscious possession of the petitioner. Learned counsel for the petitioner also submits that the petitioner is not named in the FIR. Name of the petitioner has transpired in this case on the basis of confessional statement made by co-accused, namely, Mukesh Paswan and the same has got no evidentiary value. It is next submitted that the allegation levelled against the petitioner is general and omnibus in nature. Neither any recovery has been made from the possession of the petitioner nor any T.I. parade has been conducted in this case. The petitioner is in custody since 19.05.2025 and has got one criminal antecedent. Learned counsel for the petitioner further submits that other co-accused has been granted regular bail by this Court vide order dated 14.02.2025 passed in Cr. Misc. No. 9414 of 2025.
5. Learned APP for the State has vehemently opposed the prayer for grant of bail to the petitioner.
6. Considering the aforesaid facts and circumstances of the case and taking into account the period of custody undergone by the petitioner, this Court is inclined to grant bail to the petitioner.
7. Let the petitioner be released on bail on furnishing bail bonds of Rs. 15,000/- (Rupees Fifteen Thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of Court
Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.71632 of 2025(2) dt.08-10-2025 3/3 below/concerned Court in connection with Khizersarai P.S. Case No. 41 of 2024.
(Rudra Prakash Mishra, J) Rajorshi/- U T