Patna High CourtCR. MISC./91889/2025dismissed

Shankar Paswan v. The State Of Bihar

2026-04-27Mr. Justice Sandeep Kumar2 pages

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.91889 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-1187 Year-2025 Thana- PHULWARISHARIF District- Patna ====================================================== Shankar Paswan S/O Sri Brij Nandan Paswan Resident of Village- Jaitiya, P.S.- Gaurichak, District- Patna.

... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr.Vijay Kumar Sinha For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr.Mohammad Sufyan ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SANDEEP KUMAR ORAL ORDER 27-04-2026 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned APP for the State.

2. The petitioner seeks regular bail in connection with Phulwarisharif P.S. Case No. 1187 of 2025 registered for the offence under Sections 103(1) of the BNS and under Section 27 of the Arms Act.

3. As per the prosecution case, the mother of the informant started staying with the petitioner (Shankar Paswan) after the death of her husband. Shankar Paswan used to quarrel on the pension amount with the deceased. On the night of occurrence, the deceased was killed and thereafter Shankar Paswan has disappeared from the room.

4. The petitioner is in custody since 29.07.2025.

5. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.91889 of 2025(5) dt.27-04-2026 2/2 the petitioner is innocent and has falsely been implicated in this case. He further submits that if the petitioner would have killed the deceased then the informant would have woken up but the same did not happened and the crime was discovered in the morning.

6. Considering the facts of the case and the specific allegation of killing the deceased levelled against the petitioner, this Court is not inclined to grant bail to the petitioner.

7. Accordingly, this application is dismissed.

8. It is, however, clarified that the observations made herein are limited to the adjudication of the present bail application and shall not prejudice the case of the petitioner at any subsequent stage of the trial and this Court has not expressed any opinion on the merits of the case. (Sandeep Kumar, J) Vikas/- U