Zulfekar Ali @ Zulfkar @ Julfkar Ali v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.29721 of 2026 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-229 Year-2025 Thana- SRIPUR District- Gopalganj ====================================================== Zulfekar Ali @ Zulfkar @ Julfkar Ali son of Jamirulla Ahmad @ Tuna Ansari R/O village - Quazipur Bathua Bazar, P. S - Phulwariya, District - Gopalganj ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr.Najeeb Ahmad, Adv.

For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr.Humayou Ahmad Khan, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE AJIT KUMAR ORAL ORDER 24-06-2026 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned Additional Public Prosecutor for the State.

2. The petitioner is apprehending his arrest in connection with Shripur P.S. Case No. 229 of 2025 dated 23.09.2025 registered for the offence punishable under Section/s 103(2) & 61(2) of the B.N.S., 2023.

3. As per First Information Report, co-accused Saif, Mudassir, Mahboob and Iqbal inflicted knife blows on Informant's son namely Faisal with the intention to kill him, causing injuries on his abdomen, back and other parts of the body. Faisal succumbed to his injuries while being taken to the hospital.

4. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner is innocent and has falsely been implicated in the present case and has not been made FIR named accused.

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.29721 of 2026(3) dt.24-06-2026 2/3 Counsel for the petitioner by referring to the contents of the F.I.R. submits that the name of the petitioner has not been taken by the Informant and there is nothing specific against the petitioner. It is next submitted that the name of the petitioner has transpired in this case on the basis of the confession of the coaccused Saif Ali while there is no allegation of any overt act against the petitioner. Lastly, it is submitted that the petitioner is a person of clean antecedent.

5. Learned APP for the State opposes the prayer for grant of anticipatory bail.

6. Having heard learned counsel for the parties and considering the fact that the petitioner has not been named by the Informant, there being nothing specific against the petitioner and as also having no criminal antecedent, let the petitioner, above named, be released on anticipatory bail in the event of his arrest or surrender before the court below within a period of six weeks from today on furnishing bail bond of Rs. 10,000/- (rupees ten thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate-XIV, Gopalganj in connection with Shripur P.S. Case No. 229 of 2025, subject to the condition as laid down under Section 482(2) of the B.N.S.S. as well as the following

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.29721 of 2026(3) dt.24-06-2026 3/3 conditions:

(i) One of the bailors should be the family member/relative/known of the petitioner(s) who shall provide official document / personal affidavit to show his/her bona fide; (ii) the petitioner(s) shall appear on each and every date before the Trial Court and failure to do so for two consecutive dates without plausible reason will entail cancellation of his bail bond by the Trial Court itself;

(iii) the petitioner(s) shall in no way try to induce or promise or threat the witnesses or tamper with the evidences, failing which the State shall be at liberty to take steps for cancellation of the bail bonds.

(Ajit Kumar, J) rishi/- U T