Pawan Raj @ Pawan Kumar @ Doma v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.90042 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-15 Year-2020 Thana- MAHESHKHUNT District- Khagaria ====================================================== Pawan Raj @ Pawan Kumar @ Doma S/o Suresh Singh @ Suresh Prasad Resident of Village- Malikpur, P.S.- Dhanarua, Dist- Patna ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr. Saurav Anand, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr. Bharat Lal, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE RUDRA PRAKASH MISHRA ORAL ORDER 30-01-2026 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned APP for the State.

2. The petitioner seeks bail in connection with Maheshkhunt P.S. Case No. 15 of 2020 instituted for the offences under Section 392 of the Indian Penal Code.

3. Prosecution case, in short, is that, when the driver of the informant was cleaning his vehicle, in the meantime, 4-5 unknown miscreants arrived on a Scorpio, abducted the driver of the informant by tying his hands and legs and, thereafter, looted away the Scorpio of the informant and threw the driver in the fields.

4. Learned counsel for the petitioner submitted that the petitioner has falsely been implicated in the present case.

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.90042 of 2025(2) dt.30-01-2026 2/3 Petitioner is not named in the F.I.R. The name of the petitioner transpired in this case during investigation. No incriminating article has been recovered from the conscious possession of the petitioner. Learned counsel further submitted that petitioner has got no concern with the looted vehicle. Learned counsel further submitted that T.I.P. has not been conducted till date. It has been submitted on behalf of the petitioner that the petitioner is in custody since 26.09.2025 and has seven criminal antecedents. The co-accused person has already been granted bail by Bench of this Court vide order dated 02.09.2025 passed in Cr. Misc. No. 59190 of 2025.

5. Learned A.P.P. 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, claim based on parity as also 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, after framing of charge, if not already framed, on furnishing bail bonds of Rs. 15,000/- ( Rupees Fifteen Thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of Court below/concerned Court in connection with Maheshkhunt P.S. Case No. 15 of

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.90042 of 2025(2) dt.30-01-2026 3/3 2020, subject to the following conditions:

(I) One of the bailors shall be own/close member of the family of the petitioner.

(II) The petitioner shall appear on each and every date fixed at the trial. In case of default in such appearance on two consecutive dates, the Trial Court will have liberty to cancel the bail bonds of the petitioner.

(III) If the petitioner tampers with the evidence or the witnesses of the case by intimidating/pressurizing the witnesses, during the investigation or trial, in that case, prosecution will be at liberty to move for cancellation of bail of the petitioner. (IV) If the petitioner is found indulged in any criminal activity or commission of any crime under the offenses against the property defined under Chapter XVII of the BNS, 2023, after being released on bail, the prosecution will be at liberty to file an appropriate application before the court below for cancellation of his bail.

(Rudra Prakash Mishra, J) Raj Kishore/- U T