Sagir Ansari v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.10137 of 2026 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-192 Year-2025 Thana- Jagdishpur District- West Champaran ====================================================== Sagir Ansari S/o Ajij Ansari R/o Village - Jhakhara, P.S - Jagdishpur, District - West Champaran ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

The State of Bihar ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr.Sanjeev Kumar Shrivastava, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s :

Ms. Pushpa Sinha, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SOURENDRA PANDEY ORAL ORDER 25-02-2026 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned A.P.P. for the State.

2. Petitioner apprehends his arrest in connection with Jagdishpur P.S. Case No. 192 of 2025 registered for the offences under Sections 80/3(5) of the B.N.S.

3. The prosecution case is to the effect that all the seven named accused persons in connivance had killed the daughter of the informant.

4. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner happens to be the brother-in-law (bhaisur) of the deceased. He further submits that there is no specific allegation against any of the accused persons and in fact, the petitioner used to live separately from his brother and the deceased and he had no concern with their personal matrimonial life. It has next been submitted that the petitioner was living separately in mess also and therefore, he has

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.10137 of 2026(2) dt.25-02-2026 2/3 only been implicated because he happens to be the elder brother of the husband of the deceased. It is lastly been submitted that the petitioner carries clean antecedent.

5. Learned APP for the State has vehemently opposed the prayer for anticipatory bail.

6. Considering the aforesaid submission, facts and circumstances of the case, let the petitioner above named be released on anticipatory bail, in the event of arrest or surrender before the learned Court below within a period of four weeks from today, on furnishing bail bonds of Rs.10,000/-(ten thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the learned Court below where the case is pending/successor court in connection with Jagdishpur P.S. Case No. 192 of 2025 subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 438(2) of the Code of Criminal Procedure read with corresponding Section 482(2) of B.N.S.S. as well as subject to the following conditions:- (i) One of the bailors of the petitioner shall be his close relative.

(ii) The petitioner shall remain physically present in Court on each date of the trial.

(iii) In case of absence on two consecutive dates, or in violation of the terms of the bail, the bail bond of the petitioner will be liable to be cancelled by the Court concerned.

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.10137 of 2026(2) dt.25-02-2026 3/3 (iv) If the petitioner is found involved in similar nature of offence in future, the prosecution shall be at liberty to move for cancellation of his bail bond.

(v) The learned Court below shall verify the criminal antecedent of the petitioner and in case at any stage it is found that the petitioner has concealed his criminal antecedent, the court below shall take step for cancellation of bail bond of the petitioner. However, the acceptance of bail bonds in terms of the abovementioned order shall not be delayed for purpose of or in the name of verification.

7. Accordingly, the prayer for anticipatory bail is allowed.

8. It is made clear that the observations, if any, made in this order, shall be of no bearing during the trial. (Sourendra Pandey, J) aditya/- U T