Patna High Court – Orders
Sanjeet Paswan vs The State Of Bihar on 29 July, 2026
Author: Ajit Kumar
Bench: Ajit Kumar
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.51817 of 2026
Arising Out of PS. Case No.-153 Year-2026 Thana- DORIGANJ District- Saran
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Sanjeet Paswan S/o Jagdish Paswan @ Jagdish Manjhi Resident Of Village-
Chirand Dighi, Ps- Doriganj, Dist- Saran Chapra
... ... Petitioner/s
Versus
The State of Bihar
... ... Opposite Party/s
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Appearance :
For the Petitioner/s : Mr.Ajay Kumar Tiwary,Advocate
For the Opposite Party/s : Mr.Ram Naresh Ray, APP
For O.P. No. 2 : Mr. Kashlendra Rai, Advocate
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CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE AJIT KUMAR
ORAL ORDER
2 29-07-2026
Heard the learned counsel for the
petitioner, learned counsel for the informant and learned
Additional Public Prosecutor for the State.
2. The petitioner is apprehending his arrest in
connection with Doriganj P.S. Case No. 153 of 2026, F.I.R dated
19.03.2026 registered for the offences punishable under
Sections 126(2), 115(2), 109(2), 352, 3(5) of the Bharatiya
Nyaya Sanhita, 2023.
3. According to prosecution case, The prosecution
case, in brief, is that on 18.03.2026 at about 8:00 P.M., the
informant Sonu Kumar and his cousin brother Nikash Paswan
went to the shop of Sanjeet Paswan at Jhanga Chowk for repair
of a truck self. Upon their request, Sanjeet Paswan allegedly
abused them and refused to repair the vehicle. When the
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informant protested, Sanjeet Paswan along with Jaiman Paswan,
Ranjeet Paswan and Jagdish Paswan surrounded them. It is
alleged that Jaiman, Ranjeet and Jagdish caught hold of the
informant and his cousin brother, while Sanjeet Paswan
assaulted both of them with a knife, causing injuries on various
parts of their bodies. On hearing alarm, local persons arrived
and intervened, whereafter the injured were taken for treatment.
And, accordingly the F.I.R.
4. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the
nature of injury sustained does not corroborate the allegations
made in the F.I.R., howeve, it has been admitted that the
informant has sustained injuries for which the petitioner
proposes to pay an amount of Rs. 5,000/- to the informant to
provide financial support to the medical treatment received
owing to the injuries sustained, without accepting his guilt. It is
further submitted that the petitioner undertakes not to commit
any such offense in future. The petitioner has no criminal
antecedent.
5. Learned counsel for the informant opposes the
prayer for anticipatory bail application but, in order to bring
quietus to the on-going dispute, accepts the proposal of the
petitioner to provide financial assistance to the informant, on
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account of medical treatment.
6. Considering the aforesaid facts and the nature of
injury, which is not corroborating with the allegations leveled in
the F.I.R. and proposal given by the petitioner for financial
assistance being provided to the injured in an effort to put an
end to the on-going dispute and undertaking for not committing
any such offfence in future and the petitioner having clean
antecedent. Accordingly, this Court is inclined to grant the
privilege of anticipatory bail to the petitioner.
7. Let the petitioner, above named, in the event of
his/her arrest or surrender before the Court below within a
period of thirty days from the date of receipt of the order, be
released on bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs. 10,000/- (Ten
Thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the
satisfaction of the learned A.C.J.M.-VIII, Chapra, Saran in
connection with the aforementioned P.S. Case, subject to the
conditions as laid down under Section 438(2) of the Code of
Criminal Procedure / Section 482(2) of the Bhartiya Nagarik
Suraksha Sanhita and with other following conditions:-
(i) one of the bailors should be the
family member/relative/known of the
petitioner(s) who shall provide official
document/personal affidavit to show his/her
bona fide;
(ii) the petitioner(s) shall appear
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Court and failure to do so for two
consecutive dates without plausible reason
will entail cancellation of his/her/their bail
bond by the Trial Court itself;
(iii) the petitioner(s) shall in no
way try to induce or promise or threat the
witnesses or tamper with the evidences,
failing which the State shall be at liberty to
take steps for cancellation of the bail bonds;
(iv) the petitioner(s) shall desist
from committing any criminal offence again,
failing which the State shall be at liberty to
take steps for cancellation of their bail
bonds.
(Ajit Kumar, J)
surya/-
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