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Rajbali Paswan v. The State of Bihar

Patna HC7 May 2025CR. MISC./28075/2025

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What is this about?

Pre-arrest bail sought by three petitioners in a case under IPC Sections 147, 149, 307, 504 and 506 for assault causing simple injury. Petitioner no.3's prayer was withdrawn after arrest; petitioners nos. 1 and 2 were directed to be released on pre-arrest bail with conditions.

What did the court decide?

Pre-arrest bail granted to petitioners nos. 1 and 2 on Rs. 10,000 bail bond each with two sureties, subject to Section 438(2) Cr.P.C.; petitioner no.3's prayer dismissed as withdrawn.

Rajbali Paswan Vs The State of Bihar — Anticipatory Bail | Patna HC (2025)

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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.28075 of 2025

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Arising Out of PS. Case No.-248 Year-2023 Thana- KONCH District- Gaya

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Rajbali Paswan Son of Late Mangar Paswan Resident of Village - Dhibri, P.O. - Dhibri, Mau, Gaya, Bihar, 824235

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Sanjay Paswan Son of Ramdeo Paswan Resident of Village - Dhibri, P.O. - Dhibri, Mau, Gaya, Bihar, 824235

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Pintu Paswan Son of Vijay Paswan Resident of Village - Dhibri, P.O. - Dhibri, Mau, Gaya, Bihar, 824235

... ... Petitioner/s

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The State of Bihar

... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance : For the Petitioner/s : Mr.Priyadarshi Pankaj Raj Anand, Advocate. For the Opposite Party/s : Mrs.Asha Kumari, APP. ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE PURNENDU SINGH

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ORAL ORDER

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2 07-05-2025

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Heard Mr. Priyadarshi Pankaj Raj Anand, learned

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counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioners and Mrs. Asha Devi, learned APP for the State.

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At the outset, learned counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioners seeks to withdraw the prayer for pre-arrest bail on behalf of petitioner no.3 submitting that petitioner no.3 has been arrested.

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Accordingly, prayer for pre-arrest bail on behalf of petitioner no.3 stands dismissed as withdrawn.

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The petitioner nos. 1 & 2 seek pre-arrest bail in connection with Konch P.S. Case No. 248 of 2023 registered for

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Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.28075 of 2025(2) dt.07-05-2025 2/3

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the offence punishable under Sections 147, 149, 307, 504 and 506 of the Indian Penal Code.

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As per the allegation made in the F.I.R., petitioners along with other accused persons are said to have assaulted on the head of the informant causing injury to her.

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Learned counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioners submitted that the petitioners are innocent and they have falsely been implicated in the case due to dirty village politics. Both the parties are agnate. There is land dispute between them. The injury sustained by the informant has been opined to be simple in nature. The petitioners have clean antecedent.

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Learned APP for the State has vehemently opposed the prayer for grant of pre-arrest bail to the petitioners.

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Considering the nature of allegation made against the petitioners and the fact that the injury sustained by the informant is simple in nature, the petitioner nos. 1 and 2 , above named, are directed to be released on pre-arrest bail, in the event of their arrest or surrender before the Court below within a period of four weeks from today, on furnishing bail bond of Rs. 10,000/- (Ten thousand) each with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned J.M.F.C.,

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Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.28075 of 2025(2) dt.07-05-2025 3/3

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Gaya in connection with Konch P.S. Case No. 248 of 2023, subject to the condition as laid down under Section 438(2) of the Cr.P.C.

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The District Court is directed to verify the criminal antecedent of the petitioner nos. 1 & 2 and if it is found that the petitioner nos. 1 & 2 are involved in some other cases as what has been stated in Para-3 of the bail petition, this order will automatically lose its force.

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The bail application stands disposed of.

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(Purnendu Singh, J)

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