Rajesh Paswan @ Rajesh Kumar v. The State Of Bihar
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No. 89649 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-308 Year-2025 Thana- PIPRA District- Supaul ====================================================== Rajesh Paswan @ Rajesh Kumar, S/o Mahendra Paswan, R/o vill - Bishanpur, ward no 9, P.S.- Pipra, Distt.- Supaul ... ... Petitioner/s
Versus
The State of Bihar ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :
For the Petitioner/s :
Mr. Ranjay Kumar Singh, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s :
Ms. Anita Kumari, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ASHOK KUMAR PANDEY ORAL ORDER 27-01-2026 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned APP for the State.
2. The petitioner has prayed for bail in connection with Pipra P.S. Case No.308 of 2025 registered for the offence punishable under Sections 191(2), 126(2), 115(2), 118(1), 109, 117(2), 352 and 351(2) of B.N.S.
3. The case of the prosecution, in short, is that the petitioner along with 14 others being armed with farsa, sword and iron rod arrived and started assaulting the informant indiscriminately. It is further alleged that when Mukesh Yadav came to rescue, this petitioner along with other assaulted with lathi and iron rod.
4. Learned counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioner has submitted that petitioner is innocent and has
Patna High Court CR. MISC. No. 89649 of 2025(2) dt.27-01-2026 2/2 committed no offence. He has been falsely implicated in this case. There is case and counter case between the parties. It has been submitted by learned counsel for the petitioner that Mukesh Yadav has received simple injury caused by hard and blunt substance. It has also been submitted that similarly situated co-accused Shivdut Paswan has been granted bail by this Court vide order dated 22.01.2026 passed in Cr. Misc. No. 88793 of 2025. Petitioner is languishing in judicial custody since 18.09.2025.
5. Learned APP appearing for the State has vehemently opposed the application for bail.
6. Having heard learned counsel for the parties and considering the facts and circumstances of the case, this Court is inclined to enlarge the petitioner on bail. The above named petitioner is directed to be enlarged on bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs. 10,000/- (Rs. ten thousand only) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the learned C.J.M., Supual in connection with Pipra P.S. Case No.308 of 2025. (Ashok Kumar Pandey, J) lata/- U T