Arvind Paswan @ Arbind Paswan v. The State Of Bihar
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.1510 of 2026 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-160 Year-2024 Thana- Piplawa District- Patna ====================================================== Arvind Paswan @ Arbind Paswan S/o Late Mohan Paswan R/o Village - Rampur Hasan Lai, Police Station- IIT Amhara, District- Patna ... ... Petitioner/s
Versus
The State of Bihar ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :
For the Petitioner/s :
Mr. Dhananjay Kumar Tiwary, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s :
Mr. Ramchandra Sahni, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE PRAVEEN KUMAR ORAL ORDER 07-04-2026 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned APP for the State.
2. The petitioner has preferred this application for grant of regular bail in connection with Sessions Trial No. 1759 of 2025 (arising out of Piplawa P.S. Case No. 160 of 2024) registered for the offences punishable under Sections 126(2), 115(2), 130(1) of the B.N.S.
3. As per the prosecution case, the daughter of the informant came to her parental home stating that her mother-inlaw is selling the land. It is alleged that on 05.10.2024, her husband Arvind Paswan came to his sasural and started quarreling with his wife and subsequently he lifted the grind stone (jaata) and threw it on her wife Gudiya Devi (daughter of the informant), who was pregnant for two months. Upon alarm
Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.1510 of 2026(4) dt.07-04-2026 2/3 being raised, the informant and other person came to rescue her, thereafter, she was firstly taken to the nearby hospital and from there she was referred to AIIMS, Patna, for further treatment, subsequently she died during course of the treatment.
4. Learned counsel for the petitioner has submitted that the petitioner is innocent and has falsely been implicated in this case. It has further been submitted that the alleged occurrence took place at the parental home of the petitioner's deceased wife, and no case was instituted for several days while the deceased remained under medical treatment. Moreover, it has been submitted that the petitioner was unarmed and in a heat of passion and spur of moment, due to intervening quarrel, he threw grindstone (jaata). It has further been submitted that there is neither any repetition of blow nor any further assault by any weapon or in any parts of the body of the deceased. The charges have been framed in this case. Lastly, it has been submitted that the petitioner has clean criminal antecedent and is in custody since 02.12.2024 and he undertakes to co-operate in the trial.
5. Learned APP for the State has vehemently opposed the prayer for bail of the petitioner and has submitted that the petitioner is the husband of the deceased and there is specific allegation of assault against him, hence, he does not deserve the
Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.1510 of 2026(4) dt.07-04-2026 3/3 liberty of bail.
6. Considering the aforesaid submissions of the parties and taking into account the facts and circumstance of the case, let the petitioner above-named, be enlarged 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 Court concerned, Patna, Sessions Trial No. 1759 of 2025 (arising out of Piplawa P.S. Case No. 160 of 2024), with condition(s):- (i) The petitioner is directed to remain physically present before the learned Court below on each and every date, failure on two consecutive dates without reasonable cause, the bail bonds of the petitioner would be liable to be cancelled.
(ii) If the petitioner tampers with the evidence, the prosecution shall be at liberty to file appropriate application for cancellation of the bail-bonds of the petitioner.
7. The application stands allowed.
(Praveen Kumar, J) Jyoti/- U T