Jharkhand High Court granted bail to Chas Municipal Corporation Mayor Bholu Paswan on Tuesday. Mayor was wanted in a thrashing case and was declared as an absconder after a local court issued a non-bailable warrant against him. High Court Judge Justice Anant Bijay Singh passed the order after his lawyer RS Majumdar asked for bail on behalf of Paswan, sources informed.
Earlier the district court of Bokaro had issued proclamation order under CRPC Section 82 against Paswan and the order was pasted on the walls of Mayor’s house stating if again he fails to appear before the court, the court will issue property attachment against him, informed Advocate Ranjit Giri.
Police have launched a several search operations to arrest the Mayor after the court issued a non-bailable warrant against him, for reportedly beating a person at his residence, said K Kishor officer-in-charge Chas police station. “After getting the non-bailable warrant against the Mayor a team of police visited Rohtas in Bihar but failed to nab him,” he added.
Police had lodged a complaint (77/17) against the Mayor for reportedly thrashing three persons, including his two brothers Satish Singh and Servjeet Singh and their father Ganga Prasad Singh, over a family dispute on 24 March this year.