Azad Ansari v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.36973 of 2026 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-494 Year-2025 Thana- MAHARAJGANJ District- Siwan ====================================================== Azad Ansari S/o Late Imamul Sai @ Emamul Sai Resident of Village - Chak Mahmuda, P.S. - Maharajganj, District - Siwan ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr. Bijay Prakash Singh, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr. Harendra Prasad, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ASHOK KUMAR PANDEY ORAL ORDER 15-06-2026 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned APP for the State.

2. The petitioner has prayed for regular bail in a case registered for the offence punishable under Section 103 of B.N.S.

3. The case of the prosecution, in short, is that the petitioner along with other took the brother of the informant (deceased) for seeing the Dushara fair. The deceased did not return till night. In morning, he was searched and his dead body was found hanging on ceiling fan in shop of the informant. The deceased was also having ante-mortem injuries.

4. Learned counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioner has submitted that petitioner is innocent and has committed no offence. He has been falsely implicated in this

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.36973 of 2026(2) dt.15-06-2026 2/2 case. Learned counsel for the petitioner has submitted that from perusal of the F.I.R. itself it is clear that there is no eye witness to this case. This case is based on last seen theory. It has further been submitted that the dead body was found in the shop of the informant. The nature of allegation is general and omnibus. It has further been submitted that the leaned trial Court has also recorded that as per the postmortem report, the cause of death is strangulation. Petitioner is having no criminal antecedent and he is languishing in judicial custody since 06.04.2026.

5. Learned APP appearing for the State has vehemently opposed the application for bail.

6. Having heard learned counsel for the parties and considering the facts and circumstances of the case, this Court is inclined to enlarge the petitioner on bail. The above named petitioner is directed to be enlarged on bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs. 10,000/- (Rs. ten thousand only) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the learned Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate-II, Siwan in connection with Maharajganj P.S. Case No. 494 of 2025.

(Ashok Kumar Pandey, J) lata/- U T