Godhan Paswan v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.81524 of 2024 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-463 Year-2024 Thana- JAHANABAD District- Jehanabad ====================================================== Godhan Paswan Son of Late Bihari Paswan Resident of Village- Kagzi Mohalla, Baidrabad, PS and Distt.- Arwal ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr. Paras Nath For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr. Binod Kumar ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ANJANI KUMAR SHARAN ORAL ORDER 24-01-2025 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned A.P.P. for the State.

2.

The petitioner seeks bail in connection with a case registered for the offence punishable u/s 302, 201, 120B of the IPC.

3.

As per the prosecution case, the allegation against the petitioner is that he, in association with other co-accused persons killed the son of the informant and concealed his dead body beneath sand loaded in a truck.

4.

It is submitted by learned counsel for the petitioner that petitioner is quite innocent and has not committed any offence as alleged in the FIR. He has been falsely implicated in this case due to enmity. There is general and omnibus allegation against the petitioner. It is further submitted that the post-mortem report

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.81524 of 2024(4) dt.24-01-2025 2/2 has not supported the prosecution case. There is no eye witness to the alleged occurrence. Petitioner has been made accused only on the basis of suspicion. The petitioner has no criminal antecedent and has been rotting in judicial custody since 26.08.2024.

5.

Learned APP for the State opposed the prayer for bail. 6.

Considering the facts and circumstances of this case and the period of custody, the above named petitioner is directed to be enlarged on bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs. 25,000/- (Rupees Twenty Five Thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the learned court below where the case is pending/the Successor Court, in connection with Jehanabad P.S. Case No.463 of 2024.

(Anjani Kumar Sharan, J) shikha/- U T