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Birbal Paswan v. the State of Bihar

Patna HC13 Oct 2025CR. APP (SJ)/1411/2024

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What is this about?

Anticipatory bail; Section 14-A(2) SC/ST Act appeal; refusal by Exclusive Special Judge S.C./S.T. (POA) Act, Gaya set aside; Barachatti P.S. Case No. 844 of 2023; IPC Sections 341, 323, 307, 325, 354, 506, 34; SC/ST Act Sections 3(1)(r)(s) and 3(2)(v); Section 482(2) BNSS bail conditions; bail bond Rs. 5,000 with two like sureties; surrender within six weeks; informant Respondent No. 2 absent; Satyavrat Verma J; Patna High Court; decision 13-10-2025.

What did the court decide?

Anticipatory bail granted to all three appellants upon their arrest or surrender before the learned trial court within six weeks, on bail bonds of Rs. 5,000/- each with two sureties of the like amount each, subject to conditions under Section 482(2) BNSS; impugned order set aside. ¶23

Birbal Paswan Vs the State of Bihar — Anticipatory Bail | Patna HC (2025)

What the court decided

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Outcome

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Issue for consideration

Whether the refusal of anticipatory bail of the appellants (order dated 11-1-2024 in A.B.P. No. 444 of 2023 passed by the Exclusive Special Judge S.C./S.T. (POA) Act, Gaya) should be set aside and anticipatory bail granted in connection with Barachatti P.S. Case No. 844 of 2023.

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Court's answer

Considering the facts before it, the Court directed that the appellants, in the event of their arrest or surrender before the learned trial court within six weeks, be released on anticipatory bail on furnishing bail bonds of Rs. 5,000/- each with two sureties of the like amount each, subject to the conditions laid down under Section 482(2) of the BNSS.

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Ratio / Principle

The impugned order refusing anticipatory bail is set aside and the appeal stands allowed.

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Detailed headnote1 paragraphs

Patna High Court, Criminal Appeal (SJ) No. 1411 of 2024 (Satyavrat Verma, J.; decision 13-10-2025): Appeal under Section 14-A(2) of the SC/ST Act, 1989 against refusal of anticipatory bail (order dated 11-1-2024 in A.B.P. No. 444 of 2023, learned Exclusive Special Judge S.C./S.T. (POA) Act, Gaya) arising from Barachatti P.S. Case No. 844 of 2023, registered for offences under Sections 341, 323, 307, 325, 354, 506 and 34 IPC and Sections 3(1)(r)(s) and 3(2)(v) of the SC/ST Act. No one appeared for Respondent No. 2 (informant) on 7-10-2025 or on the hearing date. Considering counsel's submissions — absence of any specific allegation of assault against the appellants, a land-dispute altercation, and an occurrence allegedly not in public view — the Court directed release of the appellants on anticipatory bail upon arrest or surrender within six weeks, on bail bonds of Rs. 5,000/- each with two sureties of like amount, subject to Section 482(2) BNSS conditions; impugned order set aside; appeal allowed.

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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CRIMINAL APPEAL (SJ) No.1411 of 2024

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Arising Out of PS. Case No.-844 Year-2023 Thana- BARACHATTI District- Gaya

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BIRBAL PASWAN SON OF LATE RAMDHANI PASWAN RESIDENT OF VILLAGE - SUNDAR KUMHARI, P.S. - BARACHATTI, DISTRICT - GAYA

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LALLAN PASWAN SON OF LATE RAMDHANI PASWAN RESIDENT OF VILLAGE - SUNDAR KUMHARI, P.S. - BARACHATTI, DISTRICT - GAYA

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NIRAJ KUMAR @ NIRANJ PASWAN SON OF MADAN PASWAN RESIDENT OF VILLAGE - SUNDAR KUMHARI, P.S. - BARACHATTI, DISTRICT - GAYA

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... ... Appellant/s

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Versus

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THE STATE OF BIHAR

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KRISHNA PASWAN SON OF LATE BABULAL PASWAN RESIDENT OF VILLAGE - SUNDAR KUMHARI, P.S. - BARACHATTI, DISTRICT - GAYA

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... ... Respondent/s

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====================================================== Appearance : For the Appellant/s : Mr.Arvind Kumar Singh For the Respondent/s : Mr.Sadanand Paswan ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SATYAVRAT VERMA ORAL ORDER

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4 13-10-2025 1. Heard learned counsel for the appellants and learned Spl. P.P. for the State, Shri Sadanand Paswan.

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2. This is an appeal under Section 14-A(2) of the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989 (hereinafter referred to as the “SC/ST Act”) against the refusal of prayer for anticipatory bail vide order dated 11-1-2024 in A.B.P. No. 444 of 2023 passed by the learned Exclusive Special Judge S.C./S.T. (POA) Act, Gaya, in

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Patna High Court CR. APP (SJ) No.1411 of 2024(4) dt.13-10-2025 2/3

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connection with Barachatti P.S. Case No. 844 of 2023 registered for the offences punishable under Sections 341, 323, 307, 325, 354, 506 and 34 of the Indian Penal Code as well as Sections 3(1)(r)(s) and 3(2)(v) of the SC/ST Act.

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3. No one appears on behalf of the Respondent No. 2. 4. Learned counsel for the appellants submits that the case was taken up on 7-10-2025 and on the said date also, no one had appeared on behalf of Respondent No. 2. It is next submitted that Appellant No. 1 is a person with clean antecedent and Appellant Nos. 2 and 3 have antecedent of one case and the informant alleges that he sold 2.5 decimals of land to Dimpi Kumari on which Dimpi was constructing her house, further on 7-9-2023, 11 named accused persons including the appellants came and assaulted causing injury on head and also assaulted Saro Devi causing fracture of hand and even assaulted Dimpi and acted inappropriately with her and were saying that the land belongs to them.

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5. The Learned counsel appearing on behalf of the appellants submits that from perusal of the allegation as alleged in the FIR, it would manifest that no specific allegation of assault is alleged against the appellants. It is next submitted that on account of dispute relating to land, an altercation had taken

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Patna High Court CR. APP (SJ) No.1411 of 2024(4) dt.13-10-2025 3/3

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place. It is also submitted that even presuming what has been alleged is true without admitting, then the occurrence did not take place in public view nor the FIR even remotely suggests that the occurrence was witnessed by any independent witnesses.

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6. Learned Spl. P.P. for the State opposes the prayer for anticipatory bail of the appellants.

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7. Considering the aforesaid facts, let the appellants above-named, in the event of their arrest or surrender before the learned trial court within a period of six weeks from today, be released on anticipatory bail on furnishing bail bonds of Rs. 5,000/- (Rupees Five Thousand) each with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the learned trial court where the case is pending/successor court in connection with the aforesaid case, subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 482 (2) of the BNSS.

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8. Accordingly, the impugned order is set aside and the appeal stands allowed.

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(Satyavrat Verma, J)

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Sumit/-

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