Shailendra Paswan v. The State of Bihar
Case brief
What is this about?
Pre-arrest (anticipatory) bail rejected by Patna High Court on 24-03-2025 (Prabhat Kumar Singh, J.) in CR. MISC. No. 1703 of 2025 arising from Harnaut PS Case No. 354/2024, District Nalanda. Petitioners: Shailendra Paswan, Shambhu Kumar @ Fajo Kumar, Rudal Kumar, Gautam Kumar. Offence sections invoked: 191(2), 191(3), 190, 126(2), 127(2), 115(2), 132, 109, 121(1), 121(2), 324(4), 352 of the BNS Act 2023. Grounds: petitioners allegedly abused and assaulted a police party during a raid on secret information, causing injury to police personnel and damage to a government vehicle. Counsel: Pramod Kumar Sinha (petitioners); Nawal Kishore Prasad, APP (State of Bihar).
What did the court decide?
The court considered the nature of the accusation and the fact that the petitioners, along with other co-accused persons, abused and assaulted the police party, due to which some police personnel sustained injury.