Ranjeet Paswan v. The State Of Bihar
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.86970 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-122 Year-2025 Thana- VAISHALI District- Vaishali ====================================================== Ranjeet Paswan Son of Rajendra Paswan Resident of Village - Phuladh, P.S.- Vaishali, District - Vaishali.
... ... Petitioner/s
Versus
The State of Bihar ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :
For the Petitioner/s :
Mr.Shyameshwar Kumar Singh, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s :
Mr.Kumar Veerendra Narayan, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE RAJESH KUMAR VERMA ORAL ORDER 30-03-2026 Heard Mr.Shyameshwar Kumar Singh, learned counsel for the petitioner and Mr.Kumar Veerendra Narayan, learned Additional Public Prosecutor for the State.
2. The petitioner seeks bail, who is in custody since 20.03.2025 in connection with Vaishali P.S. Case No. 122 of 2025, F.I.R. dated 12.03.2025 registered for the offence punishable under Sections 103,3(5) of BNS,2023.
3. The allegation is of committing murder of the sister of the informant.
4. Learned counsel appearing for the petitioner submits that the petitioner has clean antecedent. The allegation as alleged in the FIR is false and fabricated and the petitioner has not committed any offence as alleged in the FIR. In fact the marriage of the petitioner was performed with the deceased 12
Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.86970 of 2025(4) dt.30-03-2026 2/3 years back and from the date of marriage till the date of occurrence no any complaint has been made against the petitioner. In fact the deceased has committed suicide herself because the petitioner has made illicit relationship with another lady. From a bare perusal of the inquest report of the deceased which suggests that the "time elapsed since death and postmortem examination is with in 24 hours. Opinion:- In our opinion cause of death is due to asphyxia caused by hanging" apart from the aforesaid, the postmortem report also reveals that the death is due to asphyxia caused by hanging and the police, after investigation, submitted chargesheet against the petitioner and the petitioner is in custody since 20.03.2025.
5. Learned A.P.P. for the State has vehemently opposed the prayer for bail of the petitioner.
6. Considering the aforesaid facts, petitioner has clean antecedent, it has come during investigation as well as in the medical evidence which suggests that the deceased has committed suicide herself and cause of death is asphyxia, let the petitioner, above named, be released on bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs.10,000/- (Ten Thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned Chief Judicial Magistrate, Vaishali at Hajipur in connection with Vaishali P.S.
Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.86970 of 2025(4) dt.30-03-2026 3/3 Case No. 122 of 2025, with the following conditions:- (I) Petitioner shall co-operate in the trial and shall be properly represented on each and every date fixed by the Court and shall remain physically present as directed by the Court and on his/her absence on two consecutive dates without sufficient reason, his/her bail bond shall be cancelled by the Court below. (II) If the petitioner tampers with the evidence or the witnesses, in that case, the prosecution will be at liberty to move for cancellation of bail.
(III) And, further condition that the court below shall verify the criminal antecedent of the petitioner and in case at any stage, it is found that the petitioner has concealed his criminal antecedent, the court below shall take step for cancellation of bail bond of the petitioner. However, the acceptance of bail bonds in terms of the above-mentioned order shall not be delayed for purpose of or in the name of verification.
(Rajesh Kumar Verma, J) Nitesh/- U T