Sahid Ansari @ Sohid Ansari v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

Criminal Miscellaneous No.56018 of 2017 Arising Out of PS.Case No. -181 Year- 2017 Thana -ARARIA District- ARRARIA ====================================================== Sahid Ansari @ Sohid Ansari, Son of Ashfaque Ansari, Resident of VillageGaraha Rajokhar, Ward No.7, P.S.- Araria (R.S.), District- Araria. .... .... Petitioner/s

Versus

The State of Bihar.

.... .... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :

For the Petitioner/s : Mr. Amit Kumar Anand For the Opposite Party/s : Mr. Sri Arbind Kumar Pandey ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE JUSTICE SMT. NILU AGRAWAL ORAL ORDER 04-12-2017 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned APP for the State.

Petitioner is languishing in judicial custody since 23.03.2017 in connection with Sessions Trial No. 273 of 2017 arising out of Araria (R.S.) P.S. Case No. 181 of 2017 for offences punishable under Sections 304(B), 201 and 34 of the Indian Penal Code.

The prosecution case, as lodged by the informant, is that his sister Ravina Parveen was married to one Mujahid Ansari. After certain period both his sister and brother-in-law started living separately and thereafter his brother-in-law went away to Delhi to earn his livelihood. Further allegation is that the petitioner who is Bhaisur of the deceased along with mother, father and

Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.56018 of 2017 (3) dt.04-12-2017 2/3 others started tortured her and thereafter throttled her to death It has been submitted by the learned counsel for the petitioner that he is innocent, the victim and her husband had separate home and hearth and that no such overt act has been committed. He submits that the mother-in-law has already granted the privilege of bail by a co-ordinate Bench of this Court in Cr. Misc. No. 34286 of 2017 on 24.08.2017 and that charge-sheet has already been submitted and there is no allegation of tampering of the prosecution witnesses by the petitioner.

However, learned APP for the State opposes the prayer for bail.

Considering the facts and circumstances and the materials on record, let petitioner, above named, be enlarged on bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs.10,000/-(Ten Thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned 2nd Additional District & Sessions Judge, Araria in connection with Sessions Trial No. 273 of 2017 arising out of Araria (R.S.) P.S. Case No. 181 of 2017, subject to the conditions that: (i) One of the bailors should be a local person having sufficient immovable properties within the jurisdiction of court concerned.

(ii) Petitioner will cooperate in trial and appear

Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.56018 of 2017 (3) dt.04-12-2017 3/3 in court on each and every date fixed in the case, failing which his bail bond shall be cancelled.

(Nilu Agrawal, J) Devendra/- U T