Authority: High Court of Judicature at Patna
Order Date: 16-07-2026
Case Overview
- Petitioner: Amrendra Paswan, S/o Jitu Paswan, Chief Manager (T and I) Eastern Pipeline, Indian Oil corporation Limited, P.S. – Beur, Distt. Patna.
- Opposite parties (accused):
1. Sudarshan Lal, S/o Shailendra Kumar, R/o Vill Oli Bigha, P.S. Chandi, Distt. Nalanda.
2. Aryan Raj, S/o Prem Kumar, R/o Oli Bigha, P.S. Chandi, Distt. Nalanda.
3. Pramod Kumar, S/o Surendra Prasad, R/o Vill. Oli Bigha, P.S. Chandi, Distt. Nalanda.
- Offences: Sections 379, 511 of the Indian Penal Code; Sections of the Prevention of Damage of Property Act; Sections 15(2) and 15(4) of the Petroleum and Minerals Pipeline Act, 1962.
- Prior bail: Granted to the three accused on 27‑06‑2024 by a coordinate bench of this Court in Cr. Misc. No. 44524 of 2024 (Pandarak P.S. Case No. 09 of 2023).
- Petitioner's claim: Bail was obtained by suppressing the fact that the accused were also prosecuted under Sections 15(2) and 15(4) of the Petroleum and Minerals Pipeline Act and that they have criminal antecedents.
- Opposite parties' claim: They had no knowledge of prosecution under the aforementioned sections.
- Court's observation: At the time of bail consideration, a chargesheet under Sections 15(2) and 15(4) of the Petroleum and Minerals Pipeline Act had been submitted and was suppressed by the accused.
Final Outcome
- The application for cancellation of bail is allowed.
- Bail granted to the opposite parties Nos. 2 to 4 (Sudarshan Lal, Aryan Raj, Pramod Kumar) is hereby cancelled.
- The accused are not directed to surrender as they are already in custody in connection with another case.
Topics: Legal; Bail Cancellation; Petroleum Pipeline Offence