Shatrudhan Paswan @ Shatrudhan KumarversusThe State of Bihar

                      IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
                             CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No. 67712 of 2025
                     Arising Out of PS. Case No.-267 Year-2024 Thana- NAWANAGAR District- Buxar
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                 Shatrudhan Paswan @ Shatrudhan Kumar, Son of Late Neharu Paswan
                 Resident of Village - Shivpur, P.S. - Nawanagar, District – Buxar.
                                                                               ... ... Petitioner/s
                                                       Versus
                 The State of Bihar.                                  ... ... Opposite Party/s
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                 Appearance :
                 For the Petitioner/s     :      Mr.Vishwanand Upadhyay, Advocate
                 For the Opposite Party/s :      Ms.Pushpa Sinha, APP
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                 CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE CHANDRA SHEKHAR JHA
                                       ORAL ORDER

2   09-01-2026                      Heard learned counsel appearing on behalf of the

                   petitioner and learned APP appearing on behalf of the State.

                                2. The petitioner seeks bail in connection with

                   Nawanagar P.S. Case No. 267 of 2024 registered for the offence

                   under Sections 103, 3(5) of the B.N.S., 2023.

                                3. The accused/petitioner is not named in the F.I.R. and

                   is in custody since 08.01.2025.

                                4. As per FIR, the murder of son of the informant was

                   committed by named co-accused persons and unknown.

                                5. Learned counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioner

                   submitted that the name of petitioner transpired during the course

                   of investigation on the basis of confessional statement of

                   apprehended        co-accused,     namely,      Anant     Paswan      and      in

                   furtherance of which, no incriminating material recovered/surfaced

                   during investigation as to connect petitioner with present crime in
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          question. It is submitted that petitioner was not even put on TIP as

          yet. While concluding argument, it is submitted that investigation

          of this case is already completed, for which charge-sheet has been

          submitted, as such, there is no chance of tampering with the

          evidence and, moreover, petitioner is a man of clean antecedent.

                       6. Learned APP duly assisted by Mr. Pankaj Kumar,

          learned counsel appearing for the informant, while opposing the

          prayer of bail submitted that this petitioner was actively involved in

          committing murder of son of the informant. It is pointed out that

          all apprehended co-accused persons while recording their

          confessional statement named this petitioner qua his involvement

          with crime in question.

                       7. Considering the aforesaid factual submissions and by

          taking note of fact as save and except suspicion arising out of

          multiple confessional statement, nothing incriminating appears

          surfaced during investigation as to connect petitioner prima facie

          with present crime in question coupled with the fact that

          investigation of this case is already completed, where petitioner

          remains in custody since 08.01.2025, accordingly, petitioner

          above named, is directed to be released on bail in connection with

          Nawanagar P.S. Case No. 267 of 2024, on furnishing bail bond of

          Rs.10,000/- (Rupees Ten Thousand) with two sureties of the like
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                        amount each to the satisfaction of learned Sessions Judge,

                        Buxar/concerned Court, subject to the conditions as mentioned

                        under Section 437(3) of the Cr.P.C./Section 480(3) of BNSS.



                                               (Chandra Shekhar Jha, J)
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