B.A./9052/2026 of MD. IRFAN ANSARI Vs THE STATE OF JHARKHAND on 28 September 2026

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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI B.A. No. 9052 of 2026

Md. Irfan Ansari, Aged about 28 years, S/o Md. Rahmat Ansari @ Sabir, @ Sabir Ansari, R/o- Sohdag Khurd, P.O.- Nawa Bazar, P.S.- Bishrampur, District-Palamau, Jharkhand. … … Petitioner

Versus

The State of Jharkhand

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… Opp. Party --- CORAM :HON'BLE MRS. JUSTICE ANUBHA RAWAT CHOUDHARY ---

For the Petitioner : Mr. A.K. Kashyap, Senior Advocate

: Ms. Lina Shakti, Advocate

For the Opp. Party : Ms. Ruby Pandey, APP

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02/28.09.2026 Heard the learned counsel appearing on behalf of the parties.

2. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner is in custody in connection with Daltonganj Sadar P.S. Case No. 59 of 2025 for the offences registered under Sections 64 (1), 351 (2) and 351 (3) of the B.N.S. 2023, pending in the court of learned Chief Judicial Magistrate, Palamau.

3. Learned senior counsel for the petitioner submits that the victim is aged 27 years and is a married lady having a child. As per the allegation the victim became friend of the petitioner through Facebook. It is alleged that the victim was made unconscious and the petitioner forcibly took her to Karnataka and made physical relationship with her and ultimately the victim somehow managed to escape from there returned back home. It is alleged that the petitioner was threatening the victim that he would kill her husband and her daughter. The learned senior counsel submits that charge sheet has already been submitted and the petitioner has no criminal antecedent, the petitioner may be enlarged on bail. He has also submitted that it is quite unbelievable that the person in an unconscious state would be taken from Daltonganj to Karnataka.

4. The learned counsel for the State has opposed the prayer for bail, however, the aforesaid submissions of the petitioner based on the FIR itself is not in dispute. She has submitted that she is not aware as to whether the petitioner has criminal antecedent or not as no counter affidavit has been filed in this case.

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5. After hearing the learned counsel for the parties and considering the fact that the victim is a married lady and she became friendly to the accused through Facebook and charge sheet has already been submitted, the petitioner above named is directed to be enlarged on bail on his furnishing bail bond of Rs. 25,000/- (Rs. Twenty-five thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned Chief Judicial Magistrate, Palamau, in connection with Daltonganj Sadar P.S. Case No. 59 of 2025, on the following conditions:

(i) Before releasing the petitioner, the learned court shall call for a criminal antecedent report of the petitioner and in case any criminal antecedent is found, the petitioner shall not be released on bail.

(ii) The petitioner shall not disturb the victim and her family member in any manner whatsoever and in case of any complain of this nature, the victim will approach the learned court for cancellation of the bail of the petitioner.

(iii) One of the bailors would be the present pairvikar of the petitioner.

(iv) The other bailor should be his close relative.

(v) The petitioner will attend the court on each and every date and on account of his single default, the learned court shall cancel the bail bond furnished by the petitioner.

(vi) The petitioner will deposit a self-attested copy of his Aadhar Card along with his mobile number before the learned court which he will not change during the pendency of the case without prior permission of the court.

(vii) The petitioner shall fully co-operate with the proceedings before the learned court below.

6. Let this order along with a copy of the affidavit filed with the bail petition be communicated to the court concerned through FAX/e- mail.

7. The instant bail application is allowed with the aforesaid conditions.

(Anubha Rawat Choudhary, J.) Dated: 28.09.2026 Binit/ Uploaded on 30.09.2026