Jharkhand High Court
B.A./10062/2026 of KHURSHID ANSARI Vs THE STATE OF JHARKHAND on 5 November 2026
1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI B.A. No. 10062 of 2026 Khurshid Ansari, aged about 25 years, Son of Islamu @ Islamuddin Ansari, resident of village Manpur, P.O. & P.S. Ranka, Dist. Garhwa … … Petitioner Versus The State of Jharkhand … … Opp.
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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI
B.A. No. 10062 of 2026
Khurshid Ansari, aged about 25 years, Son of Islamu @ Islamuddin Ansari, resident of village Manpur, P.O. & P.S. Ranka, Dist. Garhwa
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Petitioner
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The State of Jharkhand
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… Opp. Party
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CORAM: HON’BLE MRS. JUSTICE ANUBHA RAWAT CHOUDHARY
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For the Petitioner
: Mr. Sajid Yunus, Advocate
For the Opp. Party
: Mr. Shree Prakash Jha, Advocate
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06/5th November 2026
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1. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner is in custody in connection with S.T. Case No. 131/2025 arising out of Ranka P.S. Case No. 36/2025 for the offence registered under Section 80(2), 238 r/w 3(5) of BNS, now said to have been pending in the court of learned Additional Sessions Judge-IV, Garhwa.
2. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner happens to be the husband of the deceased and is in custody since 12.03.2025. The trial has commenced; out of 14 charge-sheet witnesses, four witnesses have been examined and the last witness was examined in the month of January 2026. The charge has been framed for alleged offence under Section 108/3(5) of BNS. The co-accused, who is the mother-in-law of the deceased, has been granted bail by a co-ordinate Bench of this Court in B.A. No. 10430/2025 vide order dated 17.02.2026. The learned counsel submits that dead body of the deceased was found hanging in a bamboo bush near her in-laws house with the help of dupatta and she was not found dead inside her matrimonial home.
3. Learned counsel for the State has opposed the prayer for bail. However, the aforesaid submissions made by the learned counsel for the petitioner are not in dispute.
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4. After hearing the learned counsel for the parties and considering the period of custody of the petitioner since 12.03.2025 and the last witness was examined as back as in January 2026 and also the fact that the co- accused has been enlarged on bail, the petitioner is directed to be enlarged on bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs. 25,000/- (Rs. Twenty-Five Thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the learned Additional Sessions Judge-IV, Garhwa in connection with Ranka P.S. Case No. 36/2025, subject to the following conditions: -
(i) One of the bailors would be the present pairvikar of the petitioner.
(ii) The other bailor should be his close relative.
(iii) The petitioner will personally 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.
(iv) The petitioner would deposit a self-attested copy of his Aadhar Card along with his Mobile Number before the learned court below, which he shall not change during the pendency of the case without prior permission of the court.
(v) The petitioner shall fully co-operate with the proceedings before the learned court below.
5. The instant bail application is allowed with the aforesaid conditions.
6. Let a copy of this order along with a copy of the affidavit filed with the bail petition be communicated to the court concerned through ‘e- mail/FAX’.
(Anubha Rawat Choudhary, J.)
Dated: 05.11.2026
Uploaded On: 06.11.2026
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