Shoaib Ansari @ Suab Ansari v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.59076 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-147 Year-2025 Thana- DINARA District- Rohtas ====================================================== Shoaib Ansari @ Suab Ansari S/o Late Ghani Ansari R/o Village- Dinara, P.S.- Dinara, District- Rohtas ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr. Hasnain Haider, Adv.

For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr. Ajit Kumar, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE KHATIM REZA ORAL ORDER 27-08-2025 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned A.P.P for the State.

2. The petitioner seeks bail in connection with Dinara P.S. Case No. 147 of 2025 dated 11.04.2025 registered for the offence punishable under Sections 80, 103(1) and 3(5) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023.

3. The allegation against the petitioner, who is the father-in-law of the deceased and his family members is that they tortured and killed the deceased for demand of dowry.

4. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner is innocent and has been falsely implicated in this case. It is submitted that the petitioner is the father-inlaw of the deceased. It is also submitted that the husband of

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.59076 of 2025(2) dt.27-08-2025 2/3 the deceased is in judicial custody. It is submitted that there is no specific allegation against the petitioner, rather, the allegation against the petitioner is general and omnibus. It is submitted that the deceased had left behind two minor children aged about 7 years and 5 years and was also pregnant at the time of death and no grandfather will ever want his son to suffer the agony of raising two small children without the support of his spouse. It is submitted that the relation between the petitioner and the deceased was cordial and there had never been any complaint of dowry demand or torture against the petitioner during the entire span of marriage of the deceased.

It is submitted that on the date of alleged incident, the petitioner was attending the marriage of one Minhaj Ansari, son of Late Khalil Ansari and was not even present at the time of the incident. It is submitted that the admission slip of the concerned hospital states that the deceased was brought to the hospital by the petitioner's family member immediately after the incident and was admitted at 12:15 A.M. on 11.04.2025.

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.59076 of 2025(2) dt.27-08-2025 3/3 they were attending the Nikah ceremony in the vicinity and no sooner they were informed, they took her for first aid and thereafter, rushed to the hospital, where she was admitted. Lastly, it has been submitted that the petitioner is in custody since 24.04.2025, having no criminal antecedent and charge-sheet has been submitted in the case.

5. Learned A.P.P for the State opposes the prayer for bail of the petitioner.

6. Having considered the facts and circumstances of the case and submissions of learned counsel for the parties, let the petitioner be released on bail upon furnishing bail bonds of Rs. 10,000/- (ten thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the learned Additional Sessions Judge-Ist, Bikramganj in connection with Dinara P.S. Case No. 147 of 2025.

(Khatim Reza, J) prabhat/- U