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2026 Supreme(Online)(Pat) 230

PATNA HIGH COURT
SATYAVRAT VERMA, J
Lalu Paswan – Appellant
Versus
The State of Bihar – Respondent
CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.89967 of 2025 | PS. Case No.-387 Year-2023



Advocates:
For the Appellants/Petitioners: Mr.Baidyanath Prasad
For the Respondents: Mr.Chandra Bhushan Prasad- A.P.P.

Bail may be granted when the petitioner has clean antecedents and will cooperate in trial, despite serious allegations.

Headnote:The petitioner seeks bail under Sections 448, 504, 323, 324, 307, 506, 34 of the IPC. The allegations involve assault on the informant, who is related to the petitioner. The court finds, after considering the petitioner's clean antecedents and custody duration, that he is eligible for bail. The bail is granted with conditions to ensure compliance with trial proceedings.

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1. the bail application is approved with conditions attached to ensure trial compliance. (Para 8)

CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SATYAVRAT VERMA ORAL ORDER

2 06-02-2026 1. Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned APP for the State.

2. The petitioner seeks bail in a case registered for the offences punishable under Sections 448 ,504,323,324,307,506,34 of the Indian Penal Code .

3. The learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner is a person with clean antecedent and the informant alleges that accused persons along with this petitioner assaulted the informant with farsa causing injury on head further when brother of the informant came to save her, the accused persons also assaulted him and other family members including the son of the informant who was also injured.

4. The learned counsel for the petitioner submits that petitioner and the informant are related and are having dispute relating to land. It is also submitted that from perusal of the allegation as alleged in the FIR, it would manifest that informant alleges that he was assaulted by farsa by this petitioner along with Santosh, but then, there is only one injury which has been opined to be grievous. It is also submitted that petitioner is in custody since 19.10.2025 and Santosh Paswan has been granted the privilege of regular bail by order dated 09.08.2024 in Cr. Misc. No.43427 of 2024. It is also submitted that petitioner will not abscond rather will cooperate in the trial to prove his innocence.

5. Learned A.P.P. Sri Chandra Bhushan Prasad opposes the bail application.

6. Considering the submissions made by the learned counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioner, the petitioner, above-named, is directed to be released on bail on his furnishing bail-bonds in the sum of Rs. 10,000/- (Rupees Ten Thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned Court below where the case is pending in connection with Sadar P. S. Case No. 387 of 2023.

7. The application stands allowed.

8. However, it is made clear that if the learned trial court comes to a conclusion that petitioner after his release is trying the delay the framing of charge or after framing of charge is trying to delay the trial in both the conditions, the learned trial court shall be at liberty to cancel the bail bonds of the petitioner.

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