Anand Kumar PaswanversusThe State of Bihar

                      IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
                              CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.28065 of 2026
                          Arising Out of PS. Case No.-169 Year-2025 Thana- SIKTI District- Araria
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                 Anand Kumar Paswan, Son of Bhikhari Paswan, Resident of village –
                 Dithora, Ward No. 14, Panchayat - Majarakh, Police Station - Sikty, District -
                 Araria.
                                                                               ... ... Petitioner
                                                   Versus
                 The State of Bihar
                                                                        ... ... Opposite Party
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                 Appearance :
                 For the Petitioner/s     :         Mr. Mukesh Kumar Rana, Advocate
                 For the Opposite Party/s :         Mr. Parmanand Kumar, APP
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                 CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE CHANDRA SHEKHAR JHA
                                       ORAL ORDER

2   01-05-2026                  Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and

                   learned Additional Public Prosecutor for the State.

                                2. The accused/petitioner is named in the FIR and

                   apprehending his arrest in connection with Sikty P.S. Case

                   No.169 of 2025 registered under Sections 76, 77, 115(2),

                   118(1), 109, 191(2), 190, 351(2), 352, 126(2) and 303(2)

                   of the Bhartiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 (in short ‘B.N.S.’).

                                3.     As per FIR, due to certain differences, the

                   informant alleged that he was assaulted by 12 named co-

                   accused persons including this petitioner and when his

                   brother-in-law, namely, Ramvilash Paswan, nephew Neeraj

                   Kumar Paswan and Sonu Kumar Paswan came to rescue,

                   they were also assaulted, where it is specifically alleged that
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          this petitioner along with Ajay Paswan assaulted his brother-

          in-law namely, Ramvilash Paswan.

                       4.     It is submitted by learned counsel appearing

          for petitioner that the specific allegation against this

          petitioner is to assault the brother-in-law of informant

          namely, Ramvilash Paswan. He was also alleged to be

          assaulted by co-accused namely, Ajay Paswan but, upon

          medical examination, injury was found simple in nature. It is

          submitted that though injury of informant is grievous in

          nature but, he was alleged to be assaulted by 12 co-accused

          persons       including      this     petitioner     but   upon   medical

          examination, only three injuries were found upon, which also

          makes the allegation falsified on its face. While concluding

          argument, it is submitted that with similar allegation the co-

          accused Ajay Paswan has already granted anticipatory bail

          by one of the learned co-ordinate Bench of this Court

          through Cr. Misc. No.11791 of 2026 dated 26.02.2026. The

          petitioner claimed clean antecedent.

                       5. Learned APP opposed the prayer of bail.

                       6. In view of aforesaid factual submissions and by
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                    taking note of manner of assault and also the nature of

                    injuries as alleged to be caused by this petitioner, coupled

                    with the fact that similarly situated co-accused has already

                    granted anticipatory bail by one of the learned co-ordinate

                    Bench of this Court, as mentioned aforesaid, accordingly, the

                    petitioner, above-named, in the event of his arrest or

                    surrender in the court below within a period of four weeks

                    from today, is directed to be released on bail on furnishing

                    bail bond of Rs.10,000/- (Rupees Ten Thousand) with two

                    sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the

                    learned Judicial Magistrate-First Class, Araria in connection

                    with Sikty P.S. Case No.169 of 2025, subject to the

                    conditions as laid down under Section 438(2) of the Code of

                    Criminal Procedure (in short ‘CrPC’)/under Section 482(2) of

                    the Bhartiya Nagrik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 (in short

                    ‘BNSS’).


                                                   (Chandra Shekhar Jha, J.)
    Sanjeet/-

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